Sleep

[king_frog]

If you keep a mantis, do they NEED light at nightime. If it's in my room, and i turn my light off to go to bed, is this ok? will it harm the mantis?

 

[Malnra]

Darkness wont hurt them since it is not forever. When they get shipped they dont have light for up to a couple days. So, in my noobie opinion, no light at night is not a problem.

 

[Mantida]

In the wild, night time isn't lighted 24/7 though the mantis may encounter upon street lights only for a short period of time. So I'd say no, mantids don't need light at night.

 

[Rick]

Think about your question. Do mantids have 24 hours of light in the wild? No.

 

[macro junkie]

Think about your question. Do mantids have 24 hours of light in the wild? No.

but wil they be ok in 24housa of light?do they need so many hours of dark..cause i have them in a room thats lite 24/7..do i need to sort out say 7 hours dark period?

 

[Rick]

but wil they be ok in 24housa of light?do they need so many hours of dark..cause i have them in a room thats lite 24/7..do i need to sort out say 7 hours dark period?

It seems you were asking if it would be ok to turn the light off. I don't think it matters either way.

 

[obregon562]

the only problem i can think of is that their metabolism might not shut down, causing a faster life...

just a guess though...

 

[joossa]

The rule of thump when wanting to keep a pet or plant successfully is to mimic their natural environment as best as possible. This includes photoperiod.