praying mantises

[jackthejellydragon]

so I have been thinking about hatching out some praying mantises in my guys enclosure he is only about 7 months old so I am kind off concerned about one hurting him because if you find a video of a praying mantis hungry it is terrifying. Watch this video its scary.??you might want to fast forward some its a 30 minute long video.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

If you're "concerned about one hurting him" and posting a vid like that, then why are you even considering it? ?

 

[jamest0o0]

People hatch out mantids in their enclosures all the time. @snitz427 does it I know.

 

[jackthejellydragon]

I know that some people feed them and that when they hatch out they would be small. That is why I asked you guys because you may have tried it and had good experience with it or bad.

 

[snitz427]

Go for it, I do it in all my enclosures, including my Kinyongia which are the size of baby Panthers / Veileds. My guys love them - and they dont last long before they’re all eaten up. The absolute largest they have gotten in my enclosure is about an inch long, still very easy to manage for a young cham.

Carolina mantids are smaller than chinese mantids, if there is serious concern, but seriously - they are not going to get large enough to hurt your cham. They need a lot of food and time to reach that size, and your cham will surely eat it long before then.

They are an easy, tasty snack - and it gives my guys a little excitement when they hatch.

 

[jamest0o0]

Go for it, I do it in all my enclosures, including my Kinyongia which are the size of baby Panthers / Veileds. My guys love them - and they dont last long before they’re all eaten up. The absolute largest they have gotten in my enclosure is about an inch long, still very easy to manage for a young cham.

Carolina mantids are smaller than chinese mantids, if there is serious concern, but seriously - they are not going to get large enough to hurt your cham. They need a lot of food and time to reach that size, and your cham will surely eat it long before then.

They are an easy, tasty snack - and it gives my guys a little excitement when they hatch.

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Is that your phone camera or do you have another camera? Your pictures are always so clear!

 

[snitz427]

Is that your phone camera or do you have another camera? Your pictures are always so clear!

Thank you! Some are with my iphone, but most of the pictures above are with my Nikon dslr (merry xmas to me from me )

 

[Serbianchameleon]

I dont want to go off theme but can you do the same with stick bugs?

 

[snitz427]

I dont want to go off theme but can you do the same with stick bugs?

WOUld not recommend that. Stick bugs are invasive and escape artists, for one... they reproduce quickly and usually asexually. They nymphs will eat anything that resembles a leaf, and they eat a lot... so they will destroy your plants overnight.

 

[jackthejellydragon]

Just gave him his first discoid from jamest0o0 and I don't know if he liked it or if he hated it. He looked at it for a while and took one it was a little to big but he got it down. But he did not take any more and is ow doing his territory check like always.