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#1829535

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Preying mantid

sometimes we see them at our house. if i catch a small one do they make good pets. could i keep it in a box its whole life.

08/13/08 12:25pm

#1829755

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Preying mantid

I have one, and I think they make great pets. What do you mean by a small box??? I keep mine in a medium sized Kritter Keeper that you can go out and buy at any pet store for like...$6...Id research just a bit before you snag one. they are pretty easy to keep, but youd want the basics before you get one. also, check around to make sure its legal in your area. Some Praying Mantids are protected, and it could be illegal to capture one. I know its illegal to kill one here in NJ. If caught, you can get a $1,200.00 fine....Just research a bit....

Mike....

08/13/08 03:07pm

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Message To: ThatGuyImTheShadows In reference to Message Id: 1829755

Preying mantid

i mean somthing bigger than a shoe box. i mean do they need alot of room. if its illegal here i probably wont get caught. im 13 and i live in west virginia. so...

08/13/08 07:49pm

#1830186

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Message To: Zck0500 In reference to Message Id: 1830062

Preying mantid

For a small Mantis, Id go with a small cage, since they need to find their food easily. In a big cage, theyll have trouble, especially for a small baby mantis. I dont no the laws in W. VA..So I dont know, but im sure it isnt illegal.

Mike...

08/13/08 09:22pm

#1830197

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Message To: ThatGuyImTheShadows In reference to Message Id: 1830186

Preying mantid

how long do they live?

08/13/08 09:28pm

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Message To: Zck0500 In reference to Message Id: 1830197

Preying mantid

About a year or so. Females may live just a tad bit longer.

Mike...

08/13/08 11:11pm

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Message To: ThatGuyImTheShadows In reference to Message Id: 1830295

Preying mantid

i keep mine in a 10 gal tank and it is a great pet.

08/17/08 10:39pm

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Message To: Snake guy In reference to Message Id: 1834428

Preying mantid

sorry been busy with the fair... but thnks havnt seen one in a while were do they hide

08/20/08 09:54pm

#1839301

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Message To: Zck0500 In reference to Message Id: 1837697

Preying mantid

hello?

08/22/08 11:24am

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Message To: Zck0500 In reference to Message Id: 1839301

Preying mantid

Logs, bushes, trees, plants, etc.....

Mike...

08/24/08 03:11am

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Message To: ThatGuyImTheShadows In reference to Message Id: 1840959

Preying mantid

thnks

08/24/08 04:25pm

#1842748

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Message To: Zck0500 In reference to Message Id: 1841288

Preying mantid

Any luck????

Mike..

08/26/08 01:21am

#1843166

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Message To: ThatGuyImTheShadows In reference to Message Id: 1842748

Preying mantid

i went to my uncles house to cut his grass and HELLO! hundreds of mantids and katydids. I did catch some but i dicided on the smallest one but when i got home i didnt feel like seting up the tank so i let him go in our small corn patch. i might set it up and go see if hes still there.

by thee way the biggest one i ccaught was from 6-7 inches.have you ever been bit by one that big
OUCH!

08/26/08 03:13pm

#1843256

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Message To: Zck0500 In reference to Message Id: 1843166

Preying mantid

i went outside and he was still there so i caught him. hes in a large coffe can with some grass twigs and leaves that match him. hes only about 2 inches so i didnt put him in our empty 10 gallon. do they normally bite cause that hurt! and can u hold them. hopfully a fly will get caght in our window soon. and how often do i feed it. anything to help me tell gender. most of the ones i saw were green but the one that bit me and another one were brown?

08/26/08 05:18pm

#1844442

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Message To: Zck0500 In reference to Message Id: 1843256

Preying mantid

hello?

08/27/08 06:46pm

#1845711

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Message To: Zck0500 In reference to Message Id: 1844442

Preying mantid

My guy was brown as a baby and stayed brown til adulthood. And yeah, their bites hurt. Lol. Babies will jump. They hop like all hell, my guy would hop everywhere. You cannot just hope a fly gets caught in your window, go out and buy some small crickets. Give him 1 about ever 2-3 days.

Mike..

08/28/08 10:29pm

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Message To: ThatGuyImTheShadows In reference to Message Id: 1845711

Preying mantid

well i just went out and caught a grass hopper. but the probeblem is they ambush right they dont hunt for things. cause he watches it but he wont go after it. i dont know wat they get there water from so i poured a bit on a leaf. do u ever hold urs cause i want to know if i should or not

08/29/08 04:33pm

#1846852

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Message To: Zck0500 In reference to Message Id: 1846279

Preying mantid

i looked at him yesterday and he was like an inch bigger. then i saw his skin on the ground. im gonna guess thats normal? oh and every time he gets right up to the grass hopper it jumps away.maybe i should cut off its back legs, so it can craw but not jump.

08/30/08 09:14am

#1847598

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Message To: Zck0500 In reference to Message Id: 1846852

Preying mantid

Yeah, I held mine as a baby, never as an adult. He would never let me. Lol..

Yup thats normal, he just molted. Means hes growing. Hopefully yours wont be like mine, everytime my Mantid molted, he got meaner..Lmao.

Have you tried crickets?? What I did was leave a light on outside for a few hours after dark, attracted some moths, and fed them to my Mantid...

Mike...

08/31/08 03:38am

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Message To: ThatGuyImTheShadows In reference to Message Id: 1847598

Preying mantid

ok. thnks

09/01/08 09:23am

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Preying mantid

09/09/08 08:31pm

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Message To: Agama In reference to Message Id: 1855673

Preying mantid

That’s a beauty of a mantis, African I see.

Why don’t you hold them as adults? I always held mine like that. Only time that you can’t, is when they start slowing down, (getting ready to die) as their balance is just unbelievably poor.

09/10/08 03:02am