My new pet

Will try and answer a few of the questions that have been asked seing as people seem to have taken an interest :)

They will live between a year and 18 month depending on how much you feed them...feed them more they will shed quicker and thus die quicker

They are bred over here so its just instinct to annihalate any bug walking past it :D

Some species need more accurate temperatures / humidty levels but the species i have is pretty hardy so as long as your room is a bout 20-23 degrees and you spray her tub every day with spring water or have a good moist substrate she will be fine :)

Cost wise they are cheap, she cost me £15 with the tub she has come in. Have gone shopping today for some nicer tubs but could i hell find anything of a suitable size :(

Already looking into getting an orchid ( the white one further up with the pink bits) going to see how warm the top of my snake viv is to see if i can get away with using the heat from that instead of buying another heatmat :D
 
G18241 said:
Already looking into getting an orchid ( the white one further up with the pink bits) going to see how warm the top of my snake viv is to see if i can get away with using the heat from that instead of buying another heatmat :D
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That's exactly what I do. The temps are about 18-20c at night and 23-28 in the day and it seems fine. If you keep them a little cooler they'll still be ok but will grow more slowly.
 
I intend on getting a fair few, been looking for some matching containers but cant find any that are either not stupidly priced or they are not the right size :(

Just checked, the area bang above his ceramic is about 26 so could just keep the orchid that side and more hardy ones the other side :D
 
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gurusan said:
our class had some of these we caught in the garden back in 3rd or 4th grade. I remember the female ate the male after crazy raunchy mantis sex.
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He got off lightly tbh. Alternative was a life spent slaving in the mantis mines to pay for expensive mantis shoes and designer mantis handbags :p
 
G18241 said:
I intend on getting a fair few, been looking for some matching containers but cant find any that are either not stupidly priced or they are not the right size :(
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I keep mine in a medium faunarium (£8). To be honest, it's a little big.

I plan on getting another one to keep 3 of the Ghosts in, as they're ok to keep together as long as they have enough food.
 
Raikiri said:
I keep mine in a medium faunarium (£8). To be honest, it's a little big.

I plan on getting another one to keep 3 of the Ghosts in, as they're ok to keep together as long as they have enough food.
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Didnt think any mantis could be kept together, but just had a look at a care sheet on them and it does seem they should be ok.

The tub i have mine in at th eminute is a bit big, but i looked in 3 different poundshops and a few other shops today and could not find anything teh right size, i did get a metre of netting though as i intend on making the tubs all pretty with vents :) I just want a load of the same tubs in different sizes so the top of my viv looks tidy :D
 
Would a small ish fish tank (square one) be alright for something like these?

Got one in the garage I think :p Or are they better off in a small tupperware-like thing?
 
Think it depends on the age of it really no point puttin a young one thats only 2cm in a massive tank as might not notice food stright away when put in then agian they do hunt so not totally sure on that
 
D18241 said:
Think it depends on the age of it really no point puttin a young one thats only 2cm in a massive tank as might not notice food stright away when put in then agian they do hunt so not totally sure on that
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Well yeah, could always upgrade the enclosure in future :p
 
I was looking into these, and also maybe some Scorpions - since picking up this little girl a few months ago I am after something else a bit different as a pet...

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