Where to get net cage

[alan2296]

I am looking for a cube net cage, and was wondering where do you guys get your enclosures for your pets??? Maybe they'll have what i am looking for

 

[brancsikia339]

I am looking for a cube net cage, and was wondering where do you guys get your enclosures for your pets??? Maybe they'll have what i am looking for

http://www.livemonarch.com/store_enclosures.php

 

[mantid_mike]

you can also go to Ikea and get a large net enclosure (for laundry) and pay only $7.

 

[Sticky]

I got mine from mantisplace.com

 

[Rick]

Live monarch

 

[angelofdeathzz]

educationalscience on ebay is the cheapest I've found and they're very well built.

 

[fleurdejoo]

I have the livemonarch ones.

I can't remember why I went with that instead of the educational science ones?

 

[alan2296]

you can also go to Ikea and get a large net enclosure (for laundry) and pay only $7.

I actually did that today, it is HUGE!!!!!!!

 

[mantid_mike]

I actually did that today, it is HUGE!!!!!!!

yeah, it's pretty big lol. It's good for mating though.

 

[slytle90]

I have been looking up how to build a mantis cage, I don't know if you would be interested, but here are some links that I found.

http://www.ukmantisforums.co.uk/housing-equipment/1396-how-make-net-cage.html

http://www.squidoo.com/praying-mantis-as-a-pet (you have to scroll down a bit to find the cage)

http://www.gurdersmantis.com/housing.htm (I love the 3in1 and the 5in1)

http://www.bugnation.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=7618

http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2012/08/butterfly-caterpillar-cage-for-class.html

http://www.douggreensgarden.com/building-the-butterfly-cage.html

http://www.bugnation.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=5230

 

[gripen]

Be careful with some of those homemade cages. Don't use metal mesh.

 

[angelofdeathzz]

16.5 x 16.5 x 30 in net cage is 14.99, $8 shipping, but 2 are only $9 for shipping?(educationalscience on ebay).

 

[slytle90]

Be careful with some of those homemade cages. Don't use metal mesh.

I wouldn't use metal mesh, I would replace it with the screen mesh. I like the idea of making one though, lol I like to build thing....I blame my mother for that.

 

[Bug Trader]

I prefer these as we house all our females in them singly http://educationalscience.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=6722&step=4&merchantid=4&repid=0&passwordstatus=passed We keep them in the green house and some of the more delicate species we placed the cages inside a few of our 70 gallon aquariums in order to control the temp and humidity inside the house. We have roughly 60 of them now but a friend and I are working on a series of strudy screen cages that are 8x8x16, 12x12x20 and maybe a larger one in order to create a stackable setup. Will post pics soon.

 

[justrokkit]

Be careful with some of those homemade cages. Don't use metal mesh.

By metal mesh, do you also mean metal window screen?

 

[gripen]

By metal mesh, do you also mean metal window screen?

Any mesh made of metal, metal fiber, or carbon fiber filament mesh is not advisable.

 

[justrokkit]

Any mesh made of metal, metal fiber, or carbon fiber filament mesh is not advisable.

Ah, got it! Thanks!

 

[Mirk]

yeah overlapping mesh screens seem to be the chinese finger traps of doom for many mantis

 

[Malakyoma]

Any mesh made of metal, metal fiber, or carbon fiber filament mesh is not advisable.

I've actually seen a difference in window screen both labeled as polimer at the hardware store. Some is like a fabric, it flops and folds and doesnt bend. And some is like metal, its hard, solid, and actually bends when I move it instead of just flopping around. I use the one thats more like fabric in my enclosures and havent had a problem so far.

As for net cages, how do you guys go about furnishing them? Im guessing you dont glue anything to it. What about the substrate?