praying mantis???

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rayman45

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i just found one in my gradge.
i put it outside and it came back.

im gunna keep it for a while.
how do i keep it

i have it in a nice size tub. with a few sticks and leaves, a small water bowl.
what eles do i need?

he is about 3 inches
 
i got him in a nice size tub

a 32 quort rubbermaid
 
on a side note: is it even legal to keep captive a praying mantis?

I only bring that up because its definitely illegal to kill them...
 
i had a praying mantis a couple years ago, they are fun to watch hunt, make sure you feed it small insects and i would recamend praying the habitat rather than a water bowl and be sure to feed it small insects, my dad fed mine a grasshopper and it only ate half if it and it was still alive half eaten! it was kinda sad
 
butane216 said:
on a side note: is it even legal to keep captive a praying mantis?

I only bring that up because its definitely illegal to kill them...
Depends on where you are I suppose, Egg masses are sold in garden mags. A lot of temperate species only live one year. Big ones will eat small frogs and lizards and I saw one eat a hummingbird once, I missed seeing it actually catch it unfortunately.
 
pics li

hes cool.
i sceeve(sp?) bugs tho
 
o and the water bowl is not deep
 
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