SSimsswiSS
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I have to add, that Pygmy's really dig newly hatched Mantis too. 
Praying Mantis Go Down The Hatch!
- Thread starter CNorton
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Docility
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where do you get your mantis?
dodolah
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check your local nursery.
Usually they sell the ootheca for 5 dollars.
You can hatch it, grab some and probably release the others in your backyard.
dodolah
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If I am not mistaken, chameleon in the wild probably would find praying mantis more often than crickets, if any. So, it seems like a natural feeder for them..
imho, Mantis make an excellent pet as well. They are very fascinating.
I am trying to google for New Jersey law about praying mantis; but, always cannot find a legitimate link. Anyone has a link for this? I appreciate it.
imho, Mantis make an excellent pet as well.
They are very fascinating.I am trying to google for New Jersey law about praying mantis; but, always cannot find a legitimate link. Anyone has a link for this? I appreciate it.
lrg83caleb
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what do you feed a baby mantis?
dodolah
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fruitflies.
Eric Adrignola
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ignore it - NJ is not a good state at all. I had Mrs. Benevenga call the ****** cops on me when I was a kid for holding a sparkler on the fourth of July. And they gave me a warning. SPARKLERS.
It's an old urban legend about mantis'. My father told me his father told them there was a fine if you killed them. It's jus tthe old Italians knew they were beneficial, and ddnt' want the kids killing them.
Mantises are not as benificial as most benificial insects - they eat about as many good bugs as bad bugs. ladybugs and lacewings are better - they only really eat pests.
Chaeleons love mantids,but I dn't like killing them - they're too much like chameleons! same behavior, hunting style, same creepy look of pseudo-intelligence...
They are the only bugs that really look AT you.
It's an old urban legend about mantis'. My father told me his father told them there was a fine if you killed them. It's jus tthe old Italians knew they were beneficial, and ddnt' want the kids killing them.
Mantises are not as benificial as most benificial insects - they eat about as many good bugs as bad bugs. ladybugs and lacewings are better - they only really eat pests.
Chaeleons love mantids,but I dn't like killing them - they're too much like chameleons! same behavior, hunting style, same creepy look of pseudo-intelligence...
They are the only bugs that really look AT you.
CNorton
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Whoa! That is true, never thought about it.
jojackson
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Fresh moulted White roaches! Homer loves them, just like little chocolates on legs to him!
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Originally Posted by Eric Adrignola
Chaeleons love mantids,but I dn't like killing them - they're too much like chameleons! same behavior, hunting style, same creepy look of pseudo-intelligence...
They are the only bugs that really look AT you.
Eric can you tell me something about them? Are they nocturnal or diurnal? where do they hang out (shrubs/new froilage/tree tops etc)?
Ive fed a few but I prefer not to kill them really, only because there are not too many around my yard lately. If they were around in number....."Smoke those creepy eyed little sticklike suckers!"
No way dude! those grubby drunken ladybugs hang out at the glow-worm bar, hittin' on all insects, they're trash.
They get really agro if you call 'lady' bugs though, I guess they feel embarressed.
They dont need protection!
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CNorton
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For a comprehensive thread on praying mantis husbandry and enclosures go to : Praying Mantis 101
TroubleSome976
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Chameleonmaster
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