mrzoggs
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my momma mantis just laid her sack. it is perfect! now the long wait is ahead

how is the mantid coming along?

i would take out the plant and put her in the cricket keeper. if the cricket keeper is tall then you could put in some eco earth to raise the bottom level so she can catch them from the top. that way you can keep count of the crickets until she is better. they sure do love to hang upside down a lot. my cricket keeper is roughly 5 inches tall but i put eco earth in there so she is close enough to quickly grab them as they walk by.

the keeper you have without the tubes should be fine. I would make that your last attempt before letting it go. can you send a pic of the setup you have it in now?

you may want to take the plant out and put the mantis in a cricket keeper if you havent done that already. They say a ten gallon tank will work well but to be honest; i just switched my mantis to an elaborate 10 gallon tank from a cricket keeper and now she just sits at the top and doesnt eat. its like she doesnt want to go down and hunt the crickets. lazy biotch so I will be transferring her back to the cricket keeper

hows the mantis holding up?

thanks for the friend request!

Hey! I just wanted to thank you about using steel wool on the tank glass. It looks amazing now! I actually had to make sure the doors were shut because the glass was to clean!