Water Mister

[animalexplorer]

I noticed when I would mist the mantids everytime I pump sqeezed the handle on regular spray bottles the mantids would jerk back as if it shocked them. After thinking about it, I ended up purchasing a mister that you pump about 10 times to build up pressure and hold the trigger for a semi continuous spray. With the new method the mantids seemed less stressed when distributing the water in this fashion. Here is a picture I took of my mister. They come in all types of sizes from various manufacturers.

 

[Ricardo]

Where did you obtain this?

 

[patrickfraser]

Solo makes this in 1 and 2 liter sizes. Amazon.com has them. They are SUPER!

 

[lion]

My friends like to steal those from me.

 

[patrickfraser]

My friends like to steal those from me.

They're worth stealing. I'd highly recommend it!

 

[animalexplorer]

Where did you obtain this?

Mine was produced by Exo-Terra:

http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/mister.php

You can buy them at Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Exo-Terra-Portable-Pressure-Sprayer/dp/B004CJS7XW

 

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You can get them at Home Depot or Lowes, in the pesticide section.

 

[snowflake]

dollor general has them for 3 bucks

 

[Ricardo]

dollor general has them for 3 bucks

LOL

dollar stores ftw

 

[macawlover2]

Those things are amazing! I got mine at Petsmart. I've also seen them at Fleet Farm if you have any in your area. I use them to give my birds baths

 

[kmsgameboy]

Thats really cool. Im going to look into one of those. I have thought about setting up some sort of drip system but dont really feel like it would be worth the time. What would be cool would be to set up a timed misting sytem like they have in the produce section of grocery stores.

 

[tszabo86]

Thats really cool. Im going to look into one of those. I have thought about setting up some sort of drip system but dont really feel like it would be worth the time. What would be cool would be to set up a timed misting sytem like they have in the produce section of grocery stores.

speaking about misting... do you guys use normal water from the sink or purified/distilled water?

 

[kmsgameboy]

I only use distilled water. There can be a lot of nasty things in tap water and distilled water doesnt seem to leave bad water spots on the side of the enclosure.

 

[crucis]

im probably being too cautious, but i take it one step further - i pull up a handful of weeds and put them in a small container. Half a day later there'll be lots of condensation, and i let the mantis in for a drink. It's a little more work, but this is the safest method that i can think of..