Teamonger
Well-known member
So having about 30 or so mantises all on the verge of their final molt meant the deli cups were just not going to cut it anymore. I wanted to make sure all my little friends had somewhere big enough to safely molt in until I find them homes. Buying 30 containers large enough was just not in the budget regardless of how bad I feel for all those little faces peering at me from their tiny cups however. So after some brain storming and a bunch of google searches for ideas I came up with this!
This is a 10 dollar closet organizer from Walmart. I sewed screen onto the front of all the compartments then cut holes to glue in the tops of deli cups to use as doors. They kinda look like little hospital rooms but for a cheap way to give my mantises a safe molting environment it does the trick! It also has the added bonus of being collapsible so when I don't need it anymore I can easily store it. I have a second one in the works and am currently rotating the mantises in and out of these rooms as they finish their final molts.
This is a 10 dollar closet organizer from Walmart. I sewed screen onto the front of all the compartments then cut holes to glue in the tops of deli cups to use as doors. They kinda look like little hospital rooms but for a cheap way to give my mantises a safe molting environment it does the trick! It also has the added bonus of being collapsible so when I don't need it anymore I can easily store it. I have a second one in the works and am currently rotating the mantises in and out of these rooms as they finish their final molts.
Either way its perfect, good job!
