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<blockquote data-quote="soundspawn" data-source="post: 273792" data-attributes="member: 7962"><p>I put one of those together but ultimately don't recommend it. Mantids like to hang on the lid, so when you open it they are all released. Lining them up evenly on the lid to put it back on - or trying to get/keep two or three (or in my case it was as many as four) mantids in the enclosure long enough to get the lid on... not very fun.</p><p></p><p>I used corrugated plastic signs (like election and garage sale signs are made of, Home Depot has blanks) and glued tracks (called "mounting channel") to an aquarium. They will strike at each other if you use glass or plastic (and if they are communal, why not let them be together?) and those signs handle moisture fine. Total build was $10 for 10 gallon tank, $6 for metal lid, and maybe $10 for the plastic, silicone sealant and tracks. Potentially holds four, but again it's nice on paper and a mess in practice. Petco and Home Depot were my only two stops.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soundspawn, post: 273792, member: 7962"] I put one of those together but ultimately don't recommend it. Mantids like to hang on the lid, so when you open it they are all released. Lining them up evenly on the lid to put it back on - or trying to get/keep two or three (or in my case it was as many as four) mantids in the enclosure long enough to get the lid on... not very fun. I used corrugated plastic signs (like election and garage sale signs are made of, Home Depot has blanks) and glued tracks (called "mounting channel") to an aquarium. They will strike at each other if you use glass or plastic (and if they are communal, why not let them be together?) and those signs handle moisture fine. Total build was $10 for 10 gallon tank, $6 for metal lid, and maybe $10 for the plastic, silicone sealant and tracks. Potentially holds four, but again it's nice on paper and a mess in practice. Petco and Home Depot were my only two stops. [/QUOTE]
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