Sand?

[Asa]

Seems kind of cruel.

 

[Phantom]

The venus flytrap needs moister not necessary alot of sun.

Not true. The myth is that they need really high humidity, so they are sold with a plastic dome on top. Light is far more important, and while you can grow them indoors, improper light will cause long, weak leaves and slow trapping mechanisms. These plants also need a cold dormancy period which tend to make them a poor candidate for a planted terrarium.

They also have a deep root system, so they should always be repotted out of the tiny pots they are often sold in.

There are carnivorous plants that might not kill a mantid, but there are traps have enzymes that work like acid which can burn parts of your mantid.

A VFT trap can open and close about 7 times before it dies.

A leg, a head, antenae, are all at risk.

 

[OGIGA]

I think you need a huge terrain so you have a good sample size before a survival-of-the-fittest experiment will ever come near working.

 

[Asa]

Yeah, something like spanning the length of the wilderness...

 

[buddhistsoldier88]

Seems really cruel! And its like setting the mantis in a minefield! And your not likely to find an orchid plant in a bog mate.... :roll:

 

[Butterfly]

On the regenerating a leg end of this conversation I thought Id jump in because I have a Mantid I call Tri pod because she lost a back leg early on.

It did grow back with all her sheds, and got longer each time. But...

Now that she's just molted to adult I see a problem!

She cant walk right because her one back leg that wasnt removed is still longer than the other one. She didnt dry properly so her wings are kinda funny but thats ok she can still eat. Her main problem is that she only wants to hang because she has problems walking on a flat surface now.

As long as she can eat is the main thing but still dont risk it, your gonna end up with a poor damaged Mantis!

 

[OGIGA]

Yeah, that's what I'd say too. Don't amputate a mantis' leg unless it'll die of inability to eat.

 

[Asa]

Or can't shed.

 

[OGIGA]

It's hard to tell whether or not they can shed. I've seen lots of mantises molt while not hanging. They're kind of on the floor squirming out of their exoskeleton.

 

[Asa]

It would probably be hard to wriggle, with a broken leg.

 

[Lessian]

What is the point of asking for other peoples opinions if you have already made up your mind to do your own thing anyway? You seem to have already rationalised all the arguments and appear determined to do things your way despite people making valid comments to the contrary.

 

[Andrew]

This is kind of an old thread....