Peacock mantis care sheet

[macro junkie]

looks
Pseudempusa pinnapavonis is quite a plain mantis..Brown in colour and very ordinary until it pulls a threat pose.Then you can really appreciate why this species common name is called The peacock mantis.Lovely pattens and colour with one of the best threat displays iv ever seen.

food
This species will eat any thing that moves.When there hatchlings feed them on cricket hatchings or frute flies..when they get older they can eat any thing.I feed them on silent crickets and house flys,

care and housing
adult female reach 4 inchs..Nympths are medium size when they hatch,I housed 20 1st instar nymphs in a 1ftX1ft net cage and from 1st instar 3rd instar i had with no casualties .After that they need separating due to cannibalism.This species get about 4 inchs so a 12inch deep sweetie jar is perfect to house the adults and medium size nymphs in..For small nymphs i use 32oz deli cups for us uk people thats 2pints..I make sure i have damp medium..plenty of ventilation..and mist every 2 or 3 days..i never check humidity but if you do keep at 60-70%.

mating and breeding
Mating them isnt very hard.As long as you feed your female well a week or so before you mate them.This way shes less likly to go for him when he trys to mount her.This species is great for a beginner thats just starting out breeding mantids.If she lays a big ooth it can hatch any thing up to 200 nympths.

overall
an easy to keep and breed species.Highly recommended for beginners.

[red-eyed tree frog man]

good care sheet thanks for the info

[utterbeastage]

Originally Posted by macro junkie

looks
Pseudempusa pinnapavonis is quite a plain mantis..Brown in colour and very ordinary until it pulls a threat pose.Then you can really appreciate why this species common name is called The peacock mantis.Lovely pattens and colour with one of the best threat displays iv ever seen.

food
This species will eat any thing that moves.When there hatchlings feed them on cricket hatchings or frute flies..when they get older they can eat any thing.I feed them on silent crickets and house flys,

care and housing
adult female reach 4 inchs..Nympths are medium size when they hatch,I housed 20 1st instar nymphs in a 1ftX1ft net cage and from 1st instar 3rd instar i had with no casualties .After that they need separating due to cannibalism.This species get about 4 inchs so a 12inch deep sweetie jar is perfect to house the adults and medium size nymphs in..For small nymphs i use 32oz deli cups for us uk people thats 2pints..I make sure i have damp medium..plenty of ventilation..and mist every 2 or 3 days..i never check humidity but if you do keep at 60-70%.

mating and breeding
Mating them isnt very hard.As long as you feed your female well a week or so before you mate them.This way shes less likly to go for him when he trys to mount her.This species is great for a beginner thats just starting out breeding mantids.If she lays a big ooth it can hatch any thing up to 200 nympths.

overall
an easy to keep and breed species.Highly recommended for beginners.

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nice caresheet
I now have myself an adult female and a male overdue to moult to adult, will hopefully give breeding a shot in about 6 weeks time, how do you get yours to threat display MJ? My male does it EVERY time I touch him but the female is as calm as anything ans hasn't shown her wings yet

[exopet]

Originally Posted by utterbeastage

nice caresheet
I now have myself an adult female and a male overdue to moult to adult, will hopefully give breeding a shot in about 6 weeks time, how do you get yours to threat display MJ? My male does it EVERY time I touch him but the female is as calm as anything ans hasn't shown her wings yet

put me down for an ooth please

[utterbeastage]

Originally Posted by exopet

put me down for an ooth please

you sure?
will do

[Praying_Mantis24]

how much they going for?

[utterbeastage]

Originally Posted by Praying_Mantis24

how much they going for?

I actually haven't got the foggiest , I'll prolly just sell nymphs and one , maybe two ooths to breeders depending on how many are laid.

[Praying_Mantis24]

cool mate

[Ozgi]

Give him a chance!

[utterbeastage]

Originally Posted by Ozgi

Give him a chance!

haha If they knew how well my congo breeding went there wouldve been no offers at all !

wish me luck though