The habitat I constructed for my mantis

[preying mantis]

I fashioned this completely out of junk that I found around my house. The container is a plastic tub that I purchased paintballs in years ago (had just been sitting in my closet empty for years). I cut a square out of the lid and hot-glued wire mesh from a cricket container that I found fishing once.

My mantis seems to enjoy it, and I would like to see what you guys think about it. Thank you!

 

[gripen]

I would say less substrate and more sticks.

 

[lancaster1313]

That looks good to me.

Can you get a closer photo of the mantis? She may be a Tenodera sp.

Edit: Like Gripen said: It could use more sticks.

However, It is still not bad for an adult mantis.

 

[preying mantis]

Here are a couple of closer up pictures of the mantis:

And yeah, I have been meaning to do exactly what you suggested with the sticks.

 

[lancaster1313]

She is a Tenodera sp., probably Tenodera sinensis. Very pretty mantis!

 

[Malakyoma]

I love that species so pretty. What I would do in addition to the already recommended "add more sticks" is cut a hole in the side as well and put the same mesh over it. I find it lets more air through and gives more foothold as well.

 

[GhostYeahX]

In China there are tons of Tenodera sinensis... I saw them collected thousands of oothecca

 

[SilentDeviL]

In China there are tons of Tenodera sinensis... I saw them collected thousands of oothecca

Ya a a lot my buddy is sending me Some ooth ..ya need need something on the side walls ...for them to climb better.

 

[lancaster1313]

You can hot glue in some mesh, silk plants, or even sticks to the walls of the container. I wouldn't use the wire mesh inside the container cause it could puncture or cut her. The softer window screen works well, and a roll of it isn't too expensive. Sometimes I just close the lid on a piece of material that hangs inside.

When she is old, if she isn't already, she will be able to get around easier that way.

 

[Reptiliatus]

You can hot glue in some mesh, silk plants, or even sticks to the walls of the container. I wouldn't use the wire mesh inside the container cause it could puncture or cut her. The softer window screen works well, and a roll of it isn't too expensive. Sometimes I just close the lid on a piece of material that hangs inside.

When she is old, if she isn't already, she will be able to get around easier that way.

+1

 

[sinensispsyched]

Also, the feeding of monarch butterflies to mantises is somewhat frowned upon, since a conservation effort in North America is in place to conserve these guys.