Ummm...MOLT...

[Nightowl007]

 

[MantisGirl13]

Is she a subadult? She is pretty!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Nightowl007]

Is she a subadult? She is pretty!

- MantisGirl13

Yes, she is. I'm currently waiting(for her to molt) and not sure what to feed them. I have my other L4 stage species but they can handle fruit flies ok, but these subadults are kinda hard to figure out what to feed them. 

 

[MantisGirl13]

Ok. You can feed her roaches, flies, etc. All of which you can buy online.

- MantisGirl13

 

[Nightowl007]

My only concern is dealing with shipping and sizes. Also, escapees!!!

 

[MantisGirl13]

My only concern is dealing with shipping and sizes. Also, escapees!!!

If you get dubia roaches there should be no escapees as they cannot climb smooth surfaces or fly. If you get flies, you can get them in the pupae stage and then you can just pick up as many pupae as you need, and drop them in the mantis cage. They will hatch in a few days. Shipping (for feeder insects) is usually no more than $8 or $9 for two day shipping. Dubias come in all sizes so you can get the perfect size for your mantis (medium sized). 

- MantisGirl13

 

[Nightowl007]

Ooh. Can I get them at Petco? I didn’t see any Dubias last time I visit. Only fruit flies, mealworms, and crickets, or that one other feeder insect that I forgot the name of. I heard a lot of debate over crickets or roaches but idk.

 

[MantisGirl13]

No, I don't think so. A good site to get them is https://gotdubia.com

- MantisGirl13

 

[Cole 78]

Ooh. Can I get them at Petco? I didn’t see any Dubias last time I visit. Only fruit flies, mealworms, and crickets, or that one other feeder insect that I forgot the name of. I heard a lot of debate over crickets or roaches but idk.

No, I don't think so. A good site to get them is https://gotdubia.com

- MantisGirl13

I bought my dubias from petco

 

[MantisGirl13]

I bought my dubias from petco

Really? I guess my PetCo just doesn't have them then! You are lucky!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

My dubias I order online as my grasshoppers. In my pet shop I see many dead dubias in the boxes and they don't have the small ones. Maybe not many ppl are buying them I think an then being whitout something to drink they will die.

 

[ausar318]

All the petco’s around me have dubias, but it’s $17 for “10 small” ones (it’s really about 10 baby dubias, and a bunch of tiny dead ones).

If that is the correct value of them, I am going to quit school because I’m already a millionaire

 

[MantisGirl13]

Lol  

I wouldn't pay that much for dubias! I could get 24 dubias plus shipping for less than that amount!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Wow, that is a lot for 10 dubia nymphs

 

[Nightowl007]

Sooo...how do u deal with them? I meant like how do u feed them to ur mantids? Cause I’m pretty scared once it comes to bugs(the irony Ik). 

 

[MantisGirl13]

Sooo...how do u deal with them? I meant like how do u feed them to ur mantids? Cause I’m pretty scared once it comes to bugs(the irony Ik). 

Lol  

First off, roaches will not hurt you. Pick one up and tear it in half. It will be disgusting, but you'll get used to it. You can even use tweezers! Take the roach (now in pieces) and push it up against your mantid's mouth. The mantis will taste it and then should grab onto it. 

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Cause I’m pretty scared once it comes to bugs(the irony Ik).

They don't bite. I do the same like discibed above. I cut it in half since the dubias are too big to hunt. They (mantids like the white goo of roach)

You get used to the feeders as the mantids. I am  not afraid to grab my dubias or other feeder. Good luck

 

[Nightowl007]

I’ll try my best~ I’ll see if I can get them in different sizes. Cause I think medium is too big for them...cutting or ripping the roaches is kinda ehhh...for me so I’ll just get some sizes then decide which ones should I buy. Cause I think they sell those at Petco too.

 

[MantisGirl13]

I’ll try my best~ I’ll see if I can get them in different sizes. Cause I think medium is too big for them...cutting or ripping the roaches is kinda ehhh...for me so I’ll just get some sizes then decide which ones should I buy. Cause I think they sell those at Petco too.

Ok! Btw, most mantids will not hunt dubias because they live on the ground and like to hide under things. 

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Ok! Btw, most mantids will not hunt dubias because they live on the ground and like to hide under things. 

With me I had only one mantis that was trying to hunt a dubia, was Bob.(H. menbranacea) But that was when he arrived and saw the dubia and thought "that was a nice meal."  but it was a bit too big. He got it later (a half roach.)

I offer them just in pieces or half dubias when they get bigger.