Hay fags just got me a mantis any tips and not killing him
Give it a container with more vertical space than horizontal and thinks like sticks or a fake/real plant to hang from. Feed it any kind of live insects twice a weekish. Spray container often so it can suck diwn water droplets. Pretty simple, if you can't keep inverts alive don't try to keep anything else.
>>2161252
Seconding the need for hangs. They need to hang while molting. The one I kept died due to a bad molt, possibly because I didnt have it a proper enclosure.
>>2161235
They like being set on fire and paper to eat.
Apart from that and the glowing in the dark thing.... there's not much more you need!
>>2161252
>>2161253
I have it in this container
>>2161263
It like to hang from the roof
Also how often should I spray Adolf
>>2161332
Daily if you can, in the morning.
They prefer living prey, moths and flies are ok they are masters at catching them.
>>2161235
use distilled or spring water, tap water has too much chlorine in it and may kill it
>>2161346
I thought live prey was dangerous as fuck? Are mantis literally such badass that they murder stuff without fail?
>>2161407
Moths and flies for sure.
They have negative gravitropism, so always give them something to climb.
>>2161447
The fuck is even happening in this gif? It looks like the mantis strikes, then both of them explode.
>>2161600
Nah only the mantis explodes they humming bird dive rolls away
>>2161447
Rest in pieces
These guys are fun
Hope I see some before this summer is over, have a similar critter keeper that's vacant atm.
Window sills a good spot for them?
>>2161447
I never knew they ate hummingbirds. Nature, man
>>2161843
They don't eat hummingbirds, but they're so dumb that hummingbirds do trigger a feeding response.
The mantis in that gif literally exploded due to the force of the birb's takeoff.
>>2161447
I feed him live crickets
>>2161235
Where do you find them in the wild? Central Europe btw
>>2161235
>getting an animal
>THEN asking how to care for it
#triggered
>>2161911
I live in south West England so I bought mine (it was for my birthday so idk where)
>>2161913
It was a present
>>2161252
So a horizontal container sideways?
Are you retarded?
>>2161872
>They don't eat hummingbirds
Don't google mantis eating humminbird.
>>2162220
Cool
the mantis at that age can only eat mosquito and fruit fly or smaller insects, but do not give meat or anything dead
>>2163200
I feed him small crickets
>>2161919
even worse
>>2163223
Rip
