Non toxic paint for mantis?

[Joe1507]

Hey there, I just had a crack at making a polysitrene background thing, for a mantis im hoping to get, i know they dont need one but it looks nice and i was bored, and I want to paint it, Was just wondering if I used non toxic paints, would that be ok for the mantis or would it kill it?


---Btw I posted this in the habitat section aswell, could a mod please delete the other one :P

[coprex]

I think as long as you dry it throughly, to leave no solvent traces behind, wash it a lil, you'd be fine..mantis are non crawling pets, they won't be like snails that could suck up toxic chemicals from a painted surface by dragging themselves on it

just my idea though


edit: as a rule of thumb, if something 'smells', like 'smells of plastic' (not something you'd like in your water :P) etc., it means that potentially harming particles are leaching from it, otherwise your nose won't notice the smell!

[lynneowen1]

Use slik flowers and sticky back plastic look gr8 and easy to clean ...............