Set-up photos?

[Justin]

Hi all,

I was just wondering what eveyones set-upes were like, simple? elaborate?.. and the best way to show is by pictures :wink:

So please all post photos of your various set-upes, including nymph housing here.

Thanks and I look forward to seeing some pics!

 

[Rick]

I use deli cups for nymphs and small mantids. The small aquariums are sectioned for small mantids and the larger tanks are for the larger mantids. The net cage at the right has a bunch of nymphs in it. The rubbermaid tub at the left houses crickets and I keep house and fruit flies in deli cups.

 

[robo mantis]

wow mantis heaven lol

 

[wuwu]

hey rick, what's the purpose of the hole on the side with the sponge?

 

[Jwonni]

thats his feeding hole i've seen it mentioned before you can justtake the sponge out pop a few flies in and put the sponge back in

rick is that moss in the bottom of the cups?

 

[Rick]

hey rick, what's the purpose of the hole on the side with the sponge?

Mantids spend most of their time on the lid. So you use the hole for feeding and misting. Much easier than removing the lid everytime. A foam plug is inserted in the hold. I use the plugs that are made for fruit fly vials. That is spaghum moss in the bottom. Works best.

 

[wuwu]

i use the orchid moss. it looks pretty much like dirt.

how do you put the fruitflies in on the side?

 

[Rick]

i use the orchid moss. it looks pretty much like dirt.how do you put the fruitflies in on the side?

With a funnel.

 

[wuwu]

so you just put the cup on the side and funnel the flies in? is the funnel made out of a piece of paper?

 

[robo mantis]

no he uses a real plastic funnel you can see it in the second to the bottom shelf on the right side of the first pic

 

[robo mantis]

also rick do you have crickets in last pics bottom container the one with the egg cartons or are they roaches?

 

[Rick]

It's a plastic funnel that you can see in the pic. Crickets are in the tub. I am not allowed to have roaches

 

[robo mantis]

i am not allowed to have them either :lol:

 

[robo mantis]

P.S. do you breed crickets or buy a lot and put them in that contianer?

 

[Justin]

Great set-ups Rick. Anyone else got pics?

 

[Rick]

P.S. do you breed crickets or buy a lot and put them in that contianer?

Buy a thousand at a time.

 

[Ian]

I find breeding crickets is so not worth the hastle, when you can buy a bulk bag of 2000 for £20.

 

[Rick]

I find breeding crickets is so not worth the hastle, when you can buy a bulk bag of 2000 for £20.

Exactly.

 

[robo mantis]

wow any u.s. suppliers and will the breed anyway?