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Idolomantis diabolica Care Guide from Housing, Feeding to Breeding
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Idolomantis diabolica Care Guide from Housing, Feeding to Breeding

To keep Idolomantis diabolica as pets, place it in a large, well ventilated enclosure under 30-35 °C. Lay some dried leaves to provide refuge, and ...
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orchid mantis
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How to Keep Orchid Mantis – Hymenopus Coronatus Care Guide

To keep orchid mantis, place it in a suitable escape-proof and ventilated container. Add moist substrates as bedding, and mist regularly. Keep ...
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10 Best Mantis Species for Beginners
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10 Best Mantis Species for Beginners

Here are the top 10 mantis species that I strongly recommend for beginners. They are relatively easier to keep due to their hardiness, high survivorship, ease of feeding and forgiving rearing environment.
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Mantis looking at prey
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9 Reasons Why Your Praying Mantis Refuses to Eat

Here are the 9 reasons why your mantis refuses to eat and what you should do. 1. Your mantis has specific food preferences. 2. The prey is too big. 3. Your ...
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Feeder Insects for Mantis: Choices, Consideration, and Rearing
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Feeder Insects for Mantis: Choices, Consideration, and Rearing

There are quite a number of feeder insects that you can feed your mantis with: 1. Springtails 2. Fruit flies 3. House flies 4. Crickets 5. Roaches 6. Mealworms
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Breeding mantises
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The Complete Guide on Breeding Praying 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 ...
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I am Haomaru. I started to develop interest in arthropods since 2007, and have been keeping them for a few years. Along the way, I’ve added fish and geckos to my collection.

While I was trying to keep different species, I notice the information in the internet are quite scattered. Hence I have created this blog to share my experience and knowledge to help beginners who want to start keeping exotic pets.

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