What do praying manti eat? (small ones only about an inch long).?

Question

We caught a small (about one in. long) praying mantus, and would like to be able to feed it and create a small habitat for it to learn more about it. What we need are suggestions.

Answer 1

they eat aphids that they catch

they can not be hand fed...

Answer 2

I had an eguana about 2 ft long a prayin mantis about 10 inches long and a tarantula put um in a glass jar to see who would come out on top the eguana ran in circles around the jar and the prayin mantis stood in the middle watchin him run around about the fith lap aroun the jar the mantis grabbed the eguana with a hook thru both eyes and a hook around his neck dead in a second sure wound have put my money on the big lizard and lost, anything smaller than them.

Answer 3

A praying mantis will eat almost anything. The best thing to get them at a pet store would be the mini crickets or small mealworms. I had one last summer and it loved to eat bees, it ate it head first as not to get stung.

Answer 4

Probably it will die in captivity. They eat a lot of smaller bugs. They eat all the time. It will be difficult to keep them fed to the level and diet they require. They pick the bugs based on the nutrients they need.

Answer 5

isnt a praying mantis illegal to have? i think that is the insect of my state and if caught with one, it is illegal and subsitutes a penalty, fine or jail time.......


btw: if you dont know your state insects maybe you could google it and research the laws...

Answer 6

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put him in your outdoor garden, as long as there is plenty of food for them naturally, they wont leave

Answer 7

Small bugs - they are carnivores

Answer 8

aphids, and male mantises