we have all been to a butterfly house right? you know where there is a big room filed with exotic butterflies that roam free. could this be done with mantises?
what i am thinking of is, lets say a 15x15x9 room, with a mulch floor and an assortment of fake and real plants(maybe even a sponge tree courtesy of sporeworld). the room would be stocked with flies, crickets, fruit flies and maybe even a bees nest. but now the hard part what species of mantis to introduce. i would introduce the following in oothecas form.
orchid mantis
Ephestiasula Boxer
Gonatista grisea
Devil's Flower Mantis
Ghost Mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii
Violin Mantis
Idolomantis diabolica
Texas Unicorn Mantis
all the creobroter species available
brunners stick mantis
now a couple of questions. would this even work? would the mantises get enough food? would it be self sustaining? by that i mean would the mantises be able to reproduce? i know it would be time consuming and expensive to maintain but how much so? please share your thoughts.
what i am thinking of is, lets say a 15x15x9 room, with a mulch floor and an assortment of fake and real plants(maybe even a sponge tree courtesy of sporeworld). the room would be stocked with flies, crickets, fruit flies and maybe even a bees nest. but now the hard part what species of mantis to introduce. i would introduce the following in oothecas form.
orchid mantis
Ephestiasula Boxer
Gonatista grisea
Devil's Flower Mantis
Ghost Mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii
Violin Mantis
Idolomantis diabolica
Texas Unicorn Mantis
all the creobroter species available
brunners stick mantis
now a couple of questions. would this even work? would the mantises get enough food? would it be self sustaining? by that i mean would the mantises be able to reproduce? i know it would be time consuming and expensive to maintain but how much so? please share your thoughts.