houseflies/mantids
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perry123
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people usually feed giant asian praying mantids heres a care sheet these people also sell house flies http://www.mantisplace.com/mantiscare.html#OM . But i would feed blue bottle flies for an adult and maybe a juvenile. Hope this could help.
madden
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He completely ignores the d. melanogaster wingless fruit flies I've offered, he loves his crickets though fortunately. I feel like by the time I got a culture of hydei established he wouldn't give them a second thought, but I suppose it couldn't hurt as I intend to pick up another cham in a month Or two.
summoner12
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I have chinese mantis that I purchased drom a local member of the forum.... I had some babies hatch out the other week and I still have the mother who made the ooth, alive hehe.
I feed FFs.... but sadly they aren't producing very fast so my mantis are easting one another........... i had to install a heat pad under the FF cups to keep them warm enough to produce. I see larva in them now... so i hope to see some FFs emerge soon
I feed FFs.... but sadly they aren't producing very fast so my mantis are easting one another........... i had to install a heat pad under the FF cups to keep them warm enough to produce. I see larva in them now... so i hope to see some FFs emerge soon
eriksorg
Member
Not enough fruit fly production!!!! Interesting...I realize temps to make a difference but what fly media/recipe are you using?....raising dart frogs I hag learned that you need to start a new culture at least every couple weeks or sooner...but the other thing that maybe slowing your production are "mites"... they can slow down and later kill off your culture...
Txherp
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This forum has all of the info that you will need! http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?act=idx
They also have a good classifieds section
They also have a good classifieds section
sdheli420
Avid Member
i will let you know now..its a handful!!! they eat eachother if not separated and over fed, females require huge varietys of feeders to create the proper balance of vites and minerals to produce a healthy and fertile ooth..i used to breed many types of mantis, they, themselfs are about the same care requirements as chams to be honest..lol
SSimsswiSS
Avid Member
Hands down the easiest to culture, and a fast growing species of mantis for use as feeders is the Madagascar marble mantis. Buying flies once a week is easier for me, than raising.
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xanthoman
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never raised the mmm, have to give that a try one of these days,.
there are also some pics of a chinese hatch in my albums. chinese are fairly easy to raise but commercial othes are usually unavailable sept-dec, they are usually about $5-6 and usually hatch about 100-200 nymphs. ill send you a pm on how to raise house or blue bottle flies (almost identical procedure)
if you cant find any chinese (tinodera sinensis) oothes, shoot me a pm and i may be able to turn you on to somebody that has some. as soon as you get an oothe ill shoot you some care info, there is also care info at mantisplace.com and at mantidforum.net jmo
there are also some pics of a chinese hatch in my albums. chinese are fairly easy to raise but commercial othes are usually unavailable sept-dec, they are usually about $5-6 and usually hatch about 100-200 nymphs. ill send you a pm on how to raise house or blue bottle flies (almost identical procedure)
if you cant find any chinese (tinodera sinensis) oothes, shoot me a pm and i may be able to turn you on to somebody that has some. as soon as you get an oothe ill shoot you some care info, there is also care info at mantisplace.com and at mantidforum.net jmo
summoner12
Avid Member
hahaha do your flies do this? Photo Link
Txherp
New Member
hahahahaha!
