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Old 09-07-2008, 03:37 PM
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hi, i ve had 6 praying mantises but they have sadly all died. do you have any advice.
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Old 09-07-2008, 03:40 PM
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Eh, Buy a snake .

Really tho.... u will need to let people know what kinda conditions u were keeping them in and how you were keeping them, before anybody can give you advice.

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Old 09-07-2008, 04:02 PM
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hi, i ve had 6 praying mantises but they have sadly all died. do you have any advice.
what mantis were they
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Old 09-07-2008, 04:11 PM
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Also do you know why they died? I've lost 3 and 2 of those were falls during moults.
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Old 09-07-2008, 04:39 PM
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knowing the species might help
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Old 09-07-2008, 05:18 PM
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Old 09-07-2008, 05:22 PM
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what where they?
what tank did u keep them in?..
what did u feed them>?
what temps where they?
how often did you mist?
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Old 10-07-2008, 07:43 AM
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i had 2x peacock mantis, 1x giant eyed mantis, 1x budwing mantis, 1x ghost mantis and 1x spiny flower mantis over the past year.

The budwing mantis looked healthy 2 hours before it died
The spiny flower mantis just stopped moving then started shacking its front legs
The peacock mantises died when they were nymphs
The ghost mantis died on its 4th instar
The giant eyed mantis died during shedding

I kept bigger ones in the exo terra cage (below) and the smaller ones in large sweet jars.


I feed them 1 cricket every 2-4 days
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Old 10-07-2008, 11:09 AM
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Finding out how to care for them AFTER they've died seems a bit pointless doesn't it?!?!?
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Old 10-07-2008, 11:53 AM
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i had 2x peacock mantis, 1x giant eyed mantis, 1x budwing mantis, 1x ghost mantis and 1x spiny flower mantis over the past year.

The budwing mantis looked healthy 2 hours before it died
The spiny flower mantis just stopped moving then started shacking its front legs
The peacock mantises died when they were nymphs
The ghost mantis died on its 4th instar
The giant eyed mantis died during shedding

I kept bigger ones in the exo terra cage (below) and the smaller ones in large sweet jars.


I feed them 1 cricket every 2-4 days
You haven't mentioned temperature or humidity. Out of interest what were the crickets being fed on?
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