nursemelody
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So are these mantids able to be housed together? Are they aggresive?
Thesprotia graminis (grass like)
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They do pretty good together, but they will all eat each other if they can.
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Colorcham427
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Depends how many you get, how big of an enclosure, how much foilage you provide, how often you release flies...
I have a HUGE Violin cage. TONS of branches from several species of trees, dried leaves hanging and piled up. I also place a container that I periodically place 100-150 BB pupae in. Inside the container is a small dish of powdered buttermilk/sugar 50/50 ratio mixed, and then I dump some water in it to make it nice a wet. I then place some straw or aspen fiber on top so the flies do not drown. Polishing the outside of the container with honey really attracts the flies, I think?
lol ehh..... probably!!!!
I keep a 200 Watt bulb inside of the cage for the Violins and flies to flee to when they want to warm up.
Violins are easy to keep together though, so keep in mind species' hunger/tolerance vary.
I hope you get away with it like I do with most of my species, I feel very large enclosures are ideal for any species, once you raise them up to L3-L4 size. I always raise any species in a net cage when L1-L2s...
Out of curiosity, how many people on here keep any specific sp. separate at all ages, excluding breeding of course?
I found Acontista Multicolor (now called something else...) too stupid to walk a few inches to catch a fruit fly as appose to turning a half an inch! and munching on a siblin's face!
I also had a species that I was told was "blue flash" but I believe I was lied to, by accident. The adult male I gave to my friend turned out to be something else, but that species reallllllly went out of their way to eat one another! I think he is a double shield... Anyways, I'd like to hear other info. on sp. that do not every go nicely with one another? If this is hi-jacking your thread, my bad man.
I have a HUGE Violin cage. TONS of branches from several species of trees, dried leaves hanging and piled up. I also place a container that I periodically place 100-150 BB pupae in. Inside the container is a small dish of powdered buttermilk/sugar 50/50 ratio mixed, and then I dump some water in it to make it nice a wet. I then place some straw or aspen fiber on top so the flies do not drown. Polishing the outside of the container with honey really attracts the flies, I think?
lol ehh..... probably!!!!I keep a 200 Watt bulb inside of the cage for the Violins and flies to flee to when they want to warm up.
Violins are easy to keep together though, so keep in mind species' hunger/tolerance vary.
I hope you get away with it like I do with most of my species, I feel very large enclosures are ideal for any species, once you raise them up to L3-L4 size. I always raise any species in a net cage when L1-L2s...
Out of curiosity, how many people on here keep any specific sp. separate at all ages, excluding breeding of course?
I found Acontista Multicolor (now called something else...) too stupid to walk a few inches to catch a fruit fly as appose to turning a half an inch! and munching on a siblin's face!
I also had a species that I was told was "blue flash" but I believe I was lied to, by accident. The adult male I gave to my friend turned out to be something else, but that species reallllllly went out of their way to eat one another! I think he is a double shield... Anyways, I'd like to hear other info. on sp. that do not every go nicely with one another? If this is hi-jacking your thread, my bad man.
nursemelody
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I have him in a Exo Terra nano terrarium tall... It is 8 by 8 by 12.... There is leaf litter orchid bark and some driftwood..... I would say he is about an inch and 1/2...
I keep mine together, and havent seen it, havent tried to see it either, but havent found any body parts if that helps.
Your setupDepends how many you get, how big of an enclosure, how much foilage you provide, how often you release flies...
I have a HUGE Violin cage. TONS of branches from several species of trees, dried leaves hanging and piled up. I also place a container that I periodically place 100-150 BB pupae in. Inside the container is a small dish of powdered buttermilk/sugar 50/50 ratio mixed, and then I dump some water in it to make it nice a wet. I then place some straw or aspen fiber on top so the flies do not drown. Polishing the outside of the container with honey really attracts the flies, I think?
I keep a 200 Watt bulb inside of the cage for the Violins and flies to flee to when they want to warm up.
Violins are easy to keep together though, so keep in mind species' hunger/tolerance vary.
I hope you get away with it like I do with most of my species, I feel very large enclosures are ideal for any species, once you raise them up to L3-L4 size. I always raise any species in a net cage when L1-L2s...
Out of curiosity, how many people on here keep any specific sp. separate at all ages, excluding breeding of course?
I found Acontista Multicolor (now called something else...) too stupid to walk a few inches to catch a fruit fly as appose to turning a half an inch! and munching on a siblin's face!
I also had a species that I was told was "blue flash" but I believe I was lied to, by accident. The adult male I gave to my friend turned out to be something else, but that species reallllllly went out of their way to eat one another! I think he is a double shield... Anyways, I'd like to hear other info. on sp. that do not every go nicely with one another? If this is hi-jacking your thread, my bad man.
sounds...
AWESOME!!! Do you have any pics of that enclosure?
