Some pics from the mantid house

[Rick]

Just a few pics from the inside of my mini greenhouse. It houses about 25 egyptian mantids.

 

[stevesm]

Starting to turn green Nice setup!

 

[CockroachYet]

-Looks great :!: is a mantis oasis, which dimensions have the enclosure? best regards. Roberto.

 

[Rick]

It's 61" H x35" W.

 

[Jenn]

Thats a great big house for them. You must have some happy mantids.

 

[dannyboy]

fantastic im hoping to do the same in the future

 

[Rick]

Had to move my own post... :roll:

 

[Jwonni]

do they stay on the plants or do you get em at the top hanging off the plastic roof

Also great looking setup and good choice of plant looks to give lots of option on where to go

 

[Rick]

do they stay on the plants or do you get em at the top hanging off the plastic roofAlso great looking setup and good choice of plant looks to give lots of option on where to go

Mostly on the plants or the support bars. It's just an experiment to house a bunch of mantids and let them be. They are breeding and laying ooths on their own.

I keep all others in the normal deli cups and aquariums.

 

[OGIGA]

Mostly on the plants or the support bars. It's just an experiment to house a bunch of mantids and let them be. They are breeding and laying ooths on their own.

They are breeding and laying ooths already or are you expecting them to do so later?

 

[Rick]

Mostly on the plants or the support bars. It's just an experiment to house a bunch of mantids and let them be. They are breeding and laying ooths on their own.

They are breeding and laying ooths already or are you expecting them to do so later?

They are now. Only thing I do is mist and feed them.

 

[Jwonni]

whats feeding like do you just use flies and add a large number every few days or is there all sorts crawling round in there

 

[Rick]

Bluebottles. Throw a bunch of them in there every other day.

 

[OGIGA]

Mostly on the plants or the support bars. It's just an experiment to house a bunch of mantids and let them be. They are breeding and laying ooths on their own.

They are breeding and laying ooths already or are you expecting them to do so later?

They are now. Only thing I do is mist and feed them.

That's great! Now I want to make a thing like that too. How many mantises do you think are in there now?

 

[Rick]

Mostly on the plants or the support bars. It's just an experiment to house a bunch of mantids and let them be. They are breeding and laying ooths on their own.

They are breeding and laying ooths already or are you expecting them to do so later?

They are now. Only thing I do is mist and feed them.

That's great! Now I want to make a thing like that too. How many mantises do you think are in there now?

About 25. I can count about four ooths. These live together well with little to no cannibilism.

 

[OGIGA]

What did you start with? Just ooths in there?

 

[Rick]

What did you start with? Just ooths in there?

L3 nymphs.

 

[OGIGA]

Ah. How many? (Or how many didn't make it?)

 

[Rick]

Ah. How many? (Or how many didn't make it?)

Probably only a few more than what is in there now. Found these don't eat each other too much.