should i get a katydid?

[beckyl92]

i've been interested in them for a few month now. if you keep/ have kept them before can you please tell me the negatives about them thanks

 

[jameslongo]

I've kept Caedicia simplex for a little while. Not my cup of tea but they're interesting critters.

Positives: they are really easy to keep; lettuce is an adequate food source; feeding them on rose petals makes them turn pink!

Negatives: do not keep adults in your bedroom cos they start screaming in the middle of the night; they don't have the personalities mantids have.

 

[beckyl92]

I've kept Caedicia simplex for a little while. Not my cup of tea but they're interesting critters.Positives: they are really easy to keep; lettuce is an adequate food source; feeding them on rose petals makes them turn pink!

Negatives: do not keep adults in your bedroom cos they start screaming in the middle of the night; they don't have the personalities mantids have.

just normal lettuce?

and i have a bug shed hmmm i think i'll get one.

 

[ismart]

I say go for it! It could turn out to be a great experience! Maybe? :lol:

 

[beckyl92]

i just got told they can bite..

haha

 

[ismart]

i just got told they can bite..haha

I'm sure it cant be any worse than a mantis bite! Not to mention if turns out to be a wack pet, you could always feed it to one of your mantids.

 

[beckyl92]

I'm sure it cant be any worse than a mantis bite! Not to mention if turns out to be a wack pet, you could always feed it to one of your mantids.

i've never been bit by a mantis

 

[ismart]

i've never been bit by a mantis

You mean not yet! :lol:

 

[JoeCapricorn]

I've had a mantis bite me and it doesn't even hurt, kinda tickles, but the claws are what pinch! Katydids bite, only if you rough handle them though. Be careful with conehead katydids, they have large jaws and their bites do hurt... but with True katydids and any other sort of ordinary katydid, they are pretty tame. Only males chirp, I believe.

 

[Emile.Wilson]

i've never been bit by a mantis

I've been bitten by a cricket, it friggen hurt!

 

[Rick]

Yes you should. A katydid will make a fine meal for a large mantis.

 

[beckyl92]

Yes you should. A katydid will make a fine meal for a large mantis.

:blink:

 

[chrisnoahdana]

I have owned a few diff types before there really cool I like em alot some of the males make noise with there wing and legs ! some species are soooo colorfull ! hope you have luck (Peter) can prob help you find what you want ! have a happy holiday! Chris they will eat greens and catfood/dogfood!and also fichfood flake...

 

[Orin]

Yes you should. A katydid will make a fine meal for a large mantis.

I kept Neobarrettia spinosa, an obligate predator, in the past and not even an adult Sphodromantis or Hierodula would stand a chance.

 

[ismart]

I kept Neobarrettia spinosa, an obligate predator, in the past and not even an adult Sphodromantis or Hierodula would stand a chance.

That sounds awsome! Do you have any pic's, or know where i could get one?

 

[-MK-]

Here's one doing a threat pose: http://lostsprings.com/data/photos/Bugs/P6238571.JPG That's a pretty scary looking bug!

 

[ismart]

Here's one doing a threat pose: http://lostsprings.com/data/photos/Bugs/P6238571.JPG That's a pretty scary looking bug!

Sweet pic! It looks very menacing!

 

[Katnapper]

It looks very menacing!

It scared me right out of this thread!

 

[ZoeRipper]

Here's one doing a threat pose: http://lostsprings.com/data/photos/Bugs/P6238571.JPG That's a pretty scary looking bug!

Ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew!

I'm scared and it's just a picture.