Mantis

lace both well-fed adult male and female mantis in a temporary enclosure decorated with twigs and let them mate. Remove the male mantis from the enclosure ...

To keep praying mantis, put the mantis in a ventilated enclosure. The dimension of the enclosure should be 2-3 times the length of the mantis. Lay potting soil in the enclosure as bedding, about 1” in depth.