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Clarkey Contributing Member
Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 56 Location: Bolton
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:41 am Post subject: Mantis enclosure's |
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Hi, what do you keep Mantis in, is it a terrarium. Also Please could you post some pics of your mantis shelter.
Also could i put a mantis in 30x30x30 terrarium, if so which one.Thanks |
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captainmerkin Key Member
Joined: 06 May 2007 Posts: 400
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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most people keep them in deli cups (not found these in the uk though) or sweet jars.
I have a bunch of mantids in a 50+ gallon aquarium with millipedes and a permenant fruit fly culture.
I have an exo terra ready for any of my larger ones that hit adult, then once that dies it will have something else in it.
But my orchid mantis and chineese are both in 18 x 18 x 18 cm mesh and wood cages with perspex doors.
Lots of breeders say the mantis will struggle to hunt in a larger container and may starve, but this has not been a problem for me... but I do see how it could happen with some of the more "docile" mantids. |
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Young_Gun Captivebred Communist
Joined: 17 Sep 2006 Posts: 1420 Location: Liverpool
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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What sp are you planning on putting in it?
Unless its something big like a chinese etc it might be a bit large?
I keep my adults of larger sp in petpals/geos or mesh cages, smaller sp in plastic pint glasses and nymphs etc in deli cups. |
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Clarkey Contributing Member
Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 56 Location: Bolton
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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I was thinking of a twig praying mantis
would a 30x30x30 terrarium be ok for one |
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Clarkey Contributing Member
Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 56 Location: Bolton
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Does anyone have any pics of their mantis terrarium or viv |
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SiUK Key Member
Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 248 Location: Somerset
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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I keep all the young ones in plastic cups and the adults in those big cereal containers, I dont have any adults at the moment so the tubs are not set up otherwise id post them.
Also I saw loads of those deli cups for sale on ebay the other day. _________________ Theres nothing right on the left side of my head and nothing left on the right |
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ChrisM Contributing Member
Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 125
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:59 am Post subject: |
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Nymphs and small species are kept in deli-cups, or ff culture tubs.
Bigger in home made vented tubs, then adults in sweet jars or homemade tubes.
Kept some in the big critter keepers, but they lack height. Used to have a giant asain in a 12x12x12 spider cube. Was massive for him tho.
Oh, also have 1 freerange on a ficus on the desk...
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Clarkey Contributing Member
Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 56 Location: Bolton
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks. They must be small if they are fine with a deli cup as there enclosure. Would a 30x30x30 terrarium be ok for one. |
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sam CaptiveBred Addict!
Joined: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 711 Location: Glasgow, uk
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off topic, but why is there a sketch of a dogs hindleg in the background? I see my old friend gastrocnemius labelled on there... _________________ Interested in amphibians? Join us at Myamphibia for friendly banter, amazing pictures and great information. Make some amphibious friends today! |
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ChrisM Contributing Member
Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 125
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:18 am Post subject: |
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sam wrote: | off topic, but why is there a sketch of a dogs hindleg in the background? I see my old friend gastrocnemius labelled on there... |
Misses does animal physio, so lots of diagrams / drawings around! |
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