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Mantidkid

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hi i recently got a chinese mantis l3 and i’m wondering if the enclosure she has isn’t well ventilated enough, the only ventilation are these holes on the lid

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What are the dimensions of the piece shown and dimensions of total enclosure?

 
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Depending on how tall the enclosure is you can always add some ventilation on the sides for cross ventilation.

 
Yeah, adding cross ventilation is a good idea. Something as simple as adding some drill holes or using a cheap vent insert should do the trick. You can buy several vents like this on eBay. 

 
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Knowing the total dimensions of the enclosure would be useful. ☺️

 
Synapze said:
Yeah, adding cross ventilation is a good idea. Something as simple as adding some drill holes or using a cheap vent insert should do the trick. You can buy several vents like this on eBay. 

 
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Knowing the total dimensions of the enclosure would be useful. ☺️
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i measured it with a ruler so it’s not gonna be 100% accurate but it seems about 7cm wide and 8cm tall

 
Mantidkid said:
i measured it with a ruler so it’s not gonna be 100% accurate but it seems about 7cm wide and 8cm tall
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I think that's fine considering the dimensions of the enclosure. 👍 For a larger enclosure, cross ventilation would be much more important. This little nymph will outgrow this enclosure very fast anyway. 😀 

 
Synapze said:
I think that's fine considering the dimensions of the enclosure. 👍 For a larger enclosure, cross ventilation would be much more important. This little nymph will outgrow this enclosure very fast anyway. 😀 
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yeah it’s okay i’ve got 2 more enclosures set for as it grows. Thanks for the help! :)

 
Yeah I think you can get away with just the holes on top with such a small enclosure. But once it gets bigger cross ventilation helps a lot or just even a row of holes towards the bottom of the enclosure. Hot air rises so as the hot air escapes through the top, fresh air will be pulled in through the bottom. 

 
That's pushing it with too little ventilation, but you should be ok for a while. Just make sure you put screen on the lid so that your mantids can grip for molting and hanging! That is essential. 

- MantisGirl13

 
MantisGirl13 said:
That's pushing it with too little ventilation, but you should be ok for a while. Just make sure you put screen on the lid so that your mantids can grip for molting and hanging! That is essential. 

- MantisGirl13
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yeah i have some netting that i put underneath the lid so she can walk on the top properly

 
Charoozz520 said:
Yeah I think you can get away with just the holes on top with such a small enclosure. But once it gets bigger cross ventilation helps a lot or just even a row of holes towards the bottom of the enclosure. Hot air rises so as the hot air escapes through the top, fresh air will be pulled in through the bottom. 
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yeah okay i’ll see if i can try something like that with my next enclosure 

 
Mantidkid said:
yeah i have some netting that i put underneath the lid so she can walk on the top properly
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Perfect! You'll need to upgrade your enclosure size in about a month if your mantis is only L3.

- MantisGirl13

 
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Oh, and also, you'll want to make sure that fruit flies can't escape through the mesh if you are still feeding them to your mantis.

- MantisGirl13

 

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