Hey, Im about to get some mantis and I have an idea of how to feed them, but for some reason there are no topics nor information about giving them water? Do they need water at all? How am I supossed to give them water? ANY answer could help, Thanks!
Just mist their enclosure. If they are thirsty, they will drink.Hey, Im about to get some mantis and I have an idea of how to feed them, but for some reason there are no topics nor information about giving them water? Do they need water at all? How am I supossed to give them water? ANY answer could help, Thanks!
They are very specific in their drinking requirements. Those little umbrellas, shot glasses, and tiny straws were made specifically for giving Praying Mantises a drink. They take their water neat, umbrella to the left, straw to the right.Hey, Im about to get some mantis and I have an idea of how to feed them, but for some reason there are no topics nor information about giving them water? Do they need water at all? How am I supossed to give them water? ANY answer could help, Thanks!
Hey! Yeah I actually saw this video of a friend on youtube where he was giving water to the lil dude with a wet Q-tip but well... is sounds kinda complicated when you have several... I was thinking maybe using some wet cotton ??? What do you think?They are very specific in their drinking requirements. Those little umbrellas, shot glasses, and tiny straws were made specifically for giving Praying Mantises a drink. They take their water neat, umbrella to the left, straw to the right. Many have reported that their mantises take water through a process called "misting", but the Mexican Beach Mantids, occasionally seen at Phils place in Yuma, AZ, refuse this method.
But other than that species I would go with misting first, if that doesn't work, try the above method. And if they don't drink when you mist them, they probably aren't thirsty or can't get to the water.
It doens't have to be warm and it doesn't have to be distilled. Distlled water does not contain the trace minerals that may be helpful so that is why I don't use it. It iwll prevent scale on the glass though. I just put some reptisafe in my tap water for mine.Yes distilled water. But why must it be warm?
Hibiscusmile's spoiled mantids demand warm water, that's why. For everyone else, water sprayed on the inside of a pot quickly reaches the same temperature as the pot itself. As it evaporates, regardless of initial temperature, it will lower the temperature in the pot, though briefly, by as much as 5F (that's how evaporative coolers work!).Yes distilled water. But why must it be warm?
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