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rearing Mantis religiosa nymphs in captivity for first time
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<blockquote data-quote="JUNGLEMANTIS" data-source="post: 1295" data-attributes="member: 25"><p>Hi guys,</p><p></p><p>I am ordering some European mantis oothecae, and figure that I should try and rear a couple nymphs in captivity for breeding purposes in fall. I have reared many Hierodula membranacea, grandis, and Tenodera nymphs on numerous occations in the past. I have not raised mantid nymphs the size of Mantis religiosa before.</p><p></p><p>If anybody out there has had some experience out there, I probably need some advise here. I need to know about how much longer they should be in the fridge if I were to time them to hatch in late May-early June? I would like to know what food items I can feed to first instar nymphs: (<strong>can they take down baby lobster roaches or do I have to get fruitflies for them? </strong>) Are they 'finiky' or timid feeders as nymphs, like Chinese mantids? I know that all of the adult and subadult European mantids in both Italy and here in the U.S. that I have kept and oobserved have all been pretty voracious feeders, both females and males taking big prey in proportion to their size.</p><p></p><p>Do they depend a great deal on high humidity levels?</p><p></p><p>I thank anyone for their replies.</p><p></p><p>-Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JUNGLEMANTIS, post: 1295, member: 25"] Hi guys, I am ordering some European mantis oothecae, and figure that I should try and rear a couple nymphs in captivity for breeding purposes in fall. I have reared many Hierodula membranacea, grandis, and Tenodera nymphs on numerous occations in the past. I have not raised mantid nymphs the size of Mantis religiosa before. If anybody out there has had some experience out there, I probably need some advise here. I need to know about how much longer they should be in the fridge if I were to time them to hatch in late May-early June? I would like to know what food items I can feed to first instar nymphs: ([B]can they take down baby lobster roaches or do I have to get fruitflies for them? [/B]) Are they 'finiky' or timid feeders as nymphs, like Chinese mantids? I know that all of the adult and subadult European mantids in both Italy and here in the U.S. that I have kept and oobserved have all been pretty voracious feeders, both females and males taking big prey in proportion to their size. Do they depend a great deal on high humidity levels? I thank anyone for their replies. -Jeff [/QUOTE]
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