I found it outside several days ago and it was doing well. I saw it around the front door for 3-4 days and then the next day I found him further out in the rock garden and he was very lethargic ( I suspect from the cold-low 40's). It is in the house now but still very lethargic, almost dead. Is there anything I can give it for it to survive or is death imminate at this time of year?
2007-11-08 08:03:41 · 4 answers · asked by Jo 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
There's a lot of info online --- http://www.google.com/search?q=raising+preying+mantis&hl=en -- however they don't say that the mantis will only live for 9 months at most. I found one last year and brought it indoors, feeding it with feeder crickets I'd gotten at the fish store, but he died at the end of November.
2007-11-08 12:49:15 · answer #1 · answered by Elaine M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of insects, but one at a time, or else they might fight back and kill the mantis. Try to keep it at a temperate/warmer temperature, and don't bother it too much. It might be late, though. Some insects are really fragile.
2007-11-08 17:09:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out this site , they eat insects. I don't know life spans though. http://www.mantisuk.com/keeping/feeding.asp
2007-11-08 16:12:57 · answer #3 · answered by krennao 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, thats gross
2007-11-08 16:51:07 · answer #4 · answered by partymonstergirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋