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General Non-Mantis Discussion
Other Insects & Invertebrates
Questions about dubia colony
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<blockquote data-quote="Krissim Klaw" data-source="post: 288314" data-attributes="member: 1492"><p>I've always thought dubia where on the large side for mantises, however I know I've seen a number of members mentioning how much they like them. Do you guys feed the nymphs typically then or will the larger mantises also handle the adults? I've been using roaches for about a year now, but I went with <em>P. nivea</em> for the smaller, lighter build. Funny you should mention watermellon because I got a fairly meh reaction out of my colony when I offered that. They did eat it but that was after going through the rest of their veggies/fruit.</p><p></p><p>One method I've found that works well for less active prey like roaches is to get something like a little white dixi cup. You can trim it so there isn't much of a rim then plop the roach in and hold it so the mantis can see down on the prey. The roach will stand out from the white and often if you just rock the cup slightly and they will immediatly lock in on the roach and go into hunting mode.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Krissim Klaw, post: 288314, member: 1492"] I've always thought dubia where on the large side for mantises, however I know I've seen a number of members mentioning how much they like them. Do you guys feed the nymphs typically then or will the larger mantises also handle the adults? I've been using roaches for about a year now, but I went with [I]P. nivea[/I] for the smaller, lighter build. Funny you should mention watermellon because I got a fairly meh reaction out of my colony when I offered that. They did eat it but that was after going through the rest of their veggies/fruit. One method I've found that works well for less active prey like roaches is to get something like a little white dixi cup. You can trim it so there isn't much of a rim then plop the roach in and hold it so the mantis can see down on the prey. The roach will stand out from the white and often if you just rock the cup slightly and they will immediatly lock in on the roach and go into hunting mode. [/QUOTE]
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