Safe Plants for the Tank

[Summers]

Hi all,

Im in the UK and thinking of gettin a Mantid. I was wondering which plants (small plants) i can use for the tank, i have heard that some can be poisonous to mandids.

Any advice would be great!

Thanks!

 

[Andrew]

As long as you don't get a plant that can eat your mantid, it doesn't really matter what you use, because mantids don't eat plants.

 

[obregon562]

yeah, dont use plants from my shop!

*cough-cough* go visit it! *cough-cough*

 

[pedro92]

yeah, dont use plants from my shop! *cough-cough* go visit it! *cough-cough*

Wicked plants. Do you sell the venus fly trap? how much to ship to Helena MT.

I use a schefflera in my chinese enclosure. It works well and like Andrew said the mantids dont eat plants

 

[Summers]

As long as you don't get a plant that can eat your mantid, it doesn't really matter what you use, because mantids don't eat plants.

Excellent thanks! I will have a search and see what i can get

yeah, dont use plants from my shop! *cough-cough* go visit it! *cough-cough*

LOL, how subtle of you Nice selection you have, i dont think my mantid will like them tho! lol!

I use a schefflera in my chinese enclosure. It works well and like Andrew said the mantids dont eat plants

Thanks for the advice everyone :-D

 

[matt020593]

You can use pretty much any houseplant you get from garden centres, Focus and that sort of place. Solong as it isn't carnivorouus and isn't treated with pesicides and such, it will be ok for a mantis enclosure.

Matt.

 

[Summers]

You can use pretty much any houseplant you get from garden centres, Focus and that sort of place. Solong as it isn't carnivorouus and isn't treated with pesicides and such, it will be ok for a mantis enclosure.Matt.

Thanks, Matt.

I will go shopping one evening this week and see what i can find

 

[macro junkie]

Wicked plants. Do you sell the venus fly trap? how much to ship to Helena MT. I use a schefflera in my chinese enclosure. It works well and like Andrew said the mantids dont eat plants

if u look on his site your see he does sell venus fly traps.

 

[idolomantis]

i use plastic plants

 

[obregon562]

Well, i am out of them at the momemnt, but i will sell them soon.

One of my favorites is either real or fake ficus. My mantids love the big-ish leaves they can crawl all around.

 

[joossa]

Use sticks or fake (silk) plants for the easy maintenance. And yeah, don't use CPs.