What Type Habitat

[arizona_mantis]

Hello i am going to get new mantis hat is pretty small that will grow up to like 3.5 cm it will be a l1 nymph and i was wondering what type of contanair i should put it in. i need something that will stop fruit flys from flying out. any suggesting thatn you

 

[robo mantis]

Try using a jam jar and take out the middle and put netting in the gap.

 

[arizona_mantis]

thank you i was wondering can i feed it those real small crickets?

 

[robo mantis]

try fruit flies you can get them at petco.

 

[arizona_mantis]

okay thank you fro your help i just hope they can catch them

 

[Asa]

They will. Get the small wingless fruit flies. (Melengastor)

 

[arizona_mantis]

thank you for the suggestions

 

[Asa]

Another option would be a plastic 'fish bowl', with spagnum moss in the bottom.

 

[arizona_mantis]

okay then i will probably go with the fish bowl. How much a month do you think i will spend on fruit flies for my small mantis?

 

[Ben.M]

If u kept the fruit flys right, u will probaby need only 1 culture every month so thats $3 per month

 

[Asa]

I'd say around 5-7$. Depends on the store I guess :wink: .

 

[Rick]

Culture your own flies. Buy the medium and some containers and you can keep a constant supply going. I always have 10 cultures going at once. I always have flies. Those pet store cultures aren't much good.

 

[Asa]

I just can't keep any cultures going.

 

[Rick]

I just can't keep any cultures going.

I was talking to arizona mantis. Fruit flies are simple to culture. Just because you have issues with it doesn't mean he will.

 

[Asa]

Sorry Rick...hard to tell who you were talking to .

 

[arizona_mantis]

ok thank you for the suggestions i will try to culture my own hope it works

 

[Black*Fox]

I already had my flie cultures going for some small toads I have, but my last batch looks weird. It usually turns blue when mixed with water, but it looks like white pourage instead. I can't tell if there are any magots in it yet, but saying there are, will it affect my pets any to feed them these flies?

I truetfuly don't think it will, but you can't help but wonder, and then you start to worry.

 

[Asa]

Nah, shouldn't bother anything.

 

[arizona_mantis]

someone said early that if you take care of the culture from petco then it will last for like a month. I want to know how to you take care of it well dont you just leave them in the viieal and thats it or do you do something spevial