Poor mantis...

[NatureLady]

My daughter's Mantis passed this last week.

She was a full grown mantid, but she should have had a few more months to live (molted about 6-8 weeks ago).

Does anyone know anything about gut loading food items with carrots and mantids??? My reaserch after her death has brought about some thoughts that carrots are not a good gut load item for mantid prey....

My daughter wants another, but until I find this out and the next reptile show (2 months away) she will have to wait.

[KingCam]

Are there no native species you could catch? Chinese mantids, though rather plain, make great pets and should live in OK if I'm not mistaken.

I have no idea if carrots could be problematic or not.

[NatureLady]

I did find her a native, but she has to release it next week when school starts. She really likes the mantid's, she handles them for hours and does so well with them!


I really want to get her a texas unicorn mantid!

Nice to see you around here again Cam! I thought you had left us lol

[KingCam]

I went into eastivation for a while. It's been a hot summer here XD

Mantids are by far my favorite insect, your daughter has good taste :P

[NatureLady]

You do rememeber I am south of you right???? It has been far too hot and HUMID! I really think I need gills to live in Oklahoma sometimes!!!! Glad you came out ok.