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Old 25-04-2009, 07:28 PM
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how much more difficut would it be to look after an orchid mantis than a chinese mantis?

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Old 25-04-2009, 07:34 PM
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there abit harder, also more delicate, so more care is needed if you decide on handling
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think ill leave it a while then
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Old 25-04-2009, 07:39 PM
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Yup, get experience keeping them, get routines going, then get something more difficult, example: Peacock manits,
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im gettin a single chinese mantis next week soo ill stick with that for a while wen im more confiddent ill move on up lol
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ok, that sounds cool, asian are better, bigger too but either are great starters, Chinese breed like mad
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Chinese breed like mad
That's why there's over a billion of them .
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That's why there's over a billion of them .
you got a point there Mutley
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thats why im gettig a single female so they wont breed like anything lol. by any chance does anyone have any picks of there asian mantids and there setups ? are they the same sweetie tubs setups for adults
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That's why there's over a billion of them .
Why am I now imagining mantids riding 9 million bicycles?
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