Orchid Praying Mantis Enclosure

As amny of you guys know i got an orchid mantis at the reptile expo that i went to a few weeks back.

Orchid praying mantis enclosure. The orchid mantis hymenopus coronatus should be kept in an enclosure that is at least 3 times as tall as the mantis is long and at least 2 times as wide as the mantis is long. Make sure the enclosure of your pet is at least 3x longer than the body of the mantis and 2x wider. This will ensure that it has plenty of space to walk around and to shed its skin molt. To house your pet praying mantis you need an enclosure filled with appropriate substrate and some surfaces or branches for climbing and hanging.

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Using just a mason jar and some simple things you can find at home this is how you can make a comfortable habitat that looks nice. The enclosure should be at least 3 times as tall as the mantis is long and at least 2 times as wide as the mantis is long. For an adult female this means is at least 24 cm in height and 16 cm in width. In my video today i show you guys how i set up his enclo.

As with all types praying mantids this species needs an enclosure that is at least 3 times the length of the mantis in height and at least 2x the length of the mantis width. Hymenopus coronatus orchid mantis hierodula membranacea giant asian mantis phyllocrania paradoxa ghost mantis psychomantis malayensis malaysian green wing mantis blepharopsis mendica thistle mantis lesser devils flower mantis deroplatys truncata giant leaf mantis sibylla pretiosa cryptic. These won t be for sale but kept as breeding stock.