2006-10-07 20:50:17 · 5 answers · asked by rrls 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Since they don't eat plants,I don't know of any that would hurt it.You do know that they eat other bugs,I hope,so you need to get some crickets at the pet store for her to eat.A pet Mantis.Hmmmm......
2006-10-07 20:55:18 · answer #1 · answered by Dances With Woofs! 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The plant itself is irrelevant, as the mantis doesn't ever eat it! However, you must make SURE (100%) that there's NO pesticide residue on the plant! If it's a cutting, make sure that no-one sprayed it - and if it's a pot-plant, make sure it's MORE than a year since it was put in that pot, because most potting composts and stuff you'd use at home have pesticides in, and almost ALL shop-bought pot-plants are in potting compost that's full of it! A plant that was taken from a pot and planted outside will also take a year to leach out the pesticides!
This may not SOUND like a problem - but most of the mantid's food will be EATING a living plant while they wait to be eaten, so if they eat poison it will end up killing your pet mantid!
2006-10-09 07:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by _ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I had a look on the internet and all the sites just recommend artificial plants for greenery and the odd branch from a tree - sorry, not very helpful!! I did see some pictures where they are perched on raspberry bushes, eucalyptus trees. I just found the following thread from a site too which explains that poisonous plants won't kill a mantis but lack of humidity will??
2006-10-08 04:29:07 · answer #3 · answered by cuddlymummy 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Poisioned Ivy should do the trick
2006-10-08 03:53:56 · answer #4 · answered by Mr Tinkles 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to who?
Maybe canabis, opium ore cocaplant
2006-10-08 03:58:16 · answer #5 · answered by Eric 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋