I Made A Terrarium For A Praying Mantis

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Praying Mantises Are Beautiful and Brutal...
Watch me make a terrarium for an incredible Giant Asian Mantis. Mantises are fascinating insects that have incredible amounts of personality. I've spent lots of time hanging out with mine but it needs a name... Help me out!
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@minihali Жыл бұрын

A few tips from an experienced keeper, you should add some non-metalic fly net/window mesh on the top. 99 % of the time they hang out, it'll be from the very top. And if they decide to molt from a slick surface, they could fall and die mid-molt. A few sticks to hang from a twice the adult size (about 20 cm.) above the substrate is also a good idea too, in case it wants a different molting spot. And while I can't be sure, I think I lost a mantis once to high humidity, could have been a weak or sick mantis I had. But it is a thing to keep in mind that the humidity should be pretty ambient to your room up till molting, here they of course appreciate a bit higher humidity. Happy keeping!

@Tonknado Жыл бұрын

Do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions? How long do they live? Do they need heat? Thanks 😊

@minihali Жыл бұрын

@@Tonknado Not at all! Males live about a year, while females live about a year and a half for this species. Smaller species at about 5 cm and below tend to live six to eight months, with species going twoards that year mark scaling with the adult size and maxing out at 10 cm. Ie. a adult at 8 cm. would live roughly 10 months and so on. As for heat, you will not need it, unless the room goes below 20 degress for days at a time. A rule of thumb for non-exotic species, if you are comfortable, they are comfortable too. And will only need more humidity if they are about to molt. This article: www.keepinginsects.com/praying-mantis/species/giant-asian-mantis/ is a great resource for new keepers. I can highly recommend it and the rest of the site too. The only thing I'll add is that some have reported that mantids can digest crickets. I've bought mantis that were fed crickets before I got them, and they did fine. So it is purely a rumor, but I still wouldn't feed them crickets just in case.

@Tonknado Жыл бұрын

@@minihali thanks so much. Really appreciate you taking the time to respond.

@minihali Жыл бұрын

@@Tonknado Anytime!

@vwap9006 Жыл бұрын

agreed, i had one and it fell from the top and hit its head on the cork bark );

@arctica7170 Жыл бұрын

The escape artist at 3:20, though, hahah

@blakehoward2804 Жыл бұрын

Yep, he's got a loose isopod now 😂

@CeCee-no8bg Жыл бұрын

I think Olive would be an appropriate name. I love her🫒

@ninjakirby96 9 ай бұрын

Praline!

@Scorpiogrrly916 10 ай бұрын

I love listening to you talk

@meganwhite721 Жыл бұрын

Just found your channel and I'm hooked! Mantis live on and around our front porch in the summertime! (Western Washington) We love watching for them and witnessing them completely consume each other! Fascinating!

@carlbowd3418 Ай бұрын

My mantis is over 6 months old

@jacqui7140 Жыл бұрын

I'm originally from Kwa Zulu Natal in South Africa, sub tropical climate, we had praying mantis' there in the garden much bigger than your Asian one 😊. We also get green ones too there. Love your channel!

@user-ot4ob3fu6j 6 ай бұрын

anybody notice the isopod that escaped and was wandering next to the enclousare

@limjunxi7571 7 ай бұрын

I keep mine in a takeaway plastic container with a branch and feed ants for food

@kieramoore6501 Жыл бұрын

Stunning little enclosure and beautiful mantis. For name suggestions, I quite like either Nymph or Artemis.

@gabrielhenning1620 Жыл бұрын

As a possible name, I’ve always loved the name ‘Regina,’ and her being the top predator in her enclosure, she is the queen of her land

@mrnom9810 Жыл бұрын

say regina backwards

@MOXTHESAUCE 11 ай бұрын

💀

@lauraholmes9353 9 ай бұрын

Rhymes with...

@simonzinc-trumpetharris852 6 ай бұрын

@@lauraholmes9353 'racist'

@hulkisnotbuff77 22 күн бұрын

Aniger

@danielledrum23 9 ай бұрын

I get mantises every year at my home and this is the first year that I’ve fed them. I now have a female who lives in my plant on my back patio! Her name is Felicia!!! And now I’m looking into getting a terrarium and all the necessary supplies because I want to keep her in where it’s fairly warm. It’s starting to get too cold here.

@HeatherDawn-vp7ri 2 ай бұрын

Dude you are cool because you have a praying mantis

@hbcstahl1149 Ай бұрын

Call her bathsheba because she had once belonged to another

@slywolf2025 Ай бұрын

Name it steve after me

@kaitlin1347 Жыл бұрын

She's so cool! And nice footage of her eating!

@beformidable12 Жыл бұрын

the terrarium alone is amazing, the mantis make it perfect. thanks for all your video i have followed your guide and now im making terrarium myself as well.

@Tonknado Жыл бұрын

Looks really great. Beautiful mantis. Probably my favourite insect.

@benasslick67 5 ай бұрын

I had a male and female at one point and their names were Mandy and Monty

@Trident_Media7104 5 ай бұрын

Susan!

@ReptileSeb 5 ай бұрын

Love this !! Looks beautiful

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman 10 ай бұрын

*Mantis: **_"Nom Nom Nom"_* 😉

@SyphoonDabloon Жыл бұрын

I really want to watch you make a terrarium for the glass frogs you have. Really cool animals 👻

@oliverjenkins4306 Жыл бұрын

Lilly the Mantis!

@dinoadam9481 6 ай бұрын

I have a pray mantis

@wheelchair_charlie Жыл бұрын

MAYA?? ..."the Praya" Mantis!?? 😆 beautiful Mantis and terrarium.

@lewish8791 3 ай бұрын

Can I put the giant Asian mantis in a 15x15x20 tank?

@huntermclaren322 Жыл бұрын

How about Clytemnestra? The killer queen.

@laschlein9470 Жыл бұрын

Jemima, Agatha or Olive!

@clownwrld7 Жыл бұрын

Scyther

@oscarroswall-stanley2235 Жыл бұрын

The lighting in this video is fantastic

@TaranRichards 4 ай бұрын

How much water do you put on the coco soil

@zeller514 21 күн бұрын

Hi, do you know what type of isopods you used?

@mattharris2398 Жыл бұрын

Name her "Glaladriel" lady of the wood.

@joelmadison3534 Жыл бұрын

Jade

@BasmaNazer 5 ай бұрын

Quick question: What kind of isopod works best?

@michaelwall1721 5 ай бұрын

Ninsyk or scyther

@tomyyanto3894 Жыл бұрын

i think its name shoud be lucy

@simaorubim Жыл бұрын

Margolyes

@kill_time_bill Жыл бұрын

What a gorgeous home for a beautiful creature. How about 'Molly'! Lovely video as always matey.

@teodosiomeza 7 ай бұрын

What is the maintenance of this terrarium? How long until I have to change the soil and log?

@Knuri592 4 ай бұрын

name of a mantis: manty

@spaldychops Жыл бұрын

amazing editing

@piperatoms5926 Жыл бұрын

Marilyn I think would be a lovely name for her (if she’s still alive)🤞hasnt been a year yet but I hope so you never know

@jmann2010 Жыл бұрын

Can you tell me where you got that cage or what ever u call it

@justin_4520 Жыл бұрын

Im breeding Mantids :D

@kellynorman3930 Жыл бұрын

I keep Giant Rainforest Mantis (H. Majuscula). They are fascinating to watch!! My first was named Esmeralda and my current baby is unnamed so far lol

@SilverWolfcrafts 9 ай бұрын

Azula

@tanks2742 Жыл бұрын

Crystal

@erikbartalos830 10 ай бұрын

quite bad terrarium for mantis, she has no branches at all.

@danielamondschein Жыл бұрын

How sweet is this guy? Really here for the mantis though :D

@lunaranger4921 9 ай бұрын

Name; Huntress

@Ash-sz6ij Жыл бұрын

What a great animal

@mrbachittarsingh9243 Жыл бұрын

Petunia

@kikikiko-mb8qv Жыл бұрын

hi im from indonesi

@RupertRumble Жыл бұрын

Gosh, she's so cute. How is it doing?

@Draculiana Жыл бұрын

Mandi or Manice, i really love the Orchid Mantis and hope i can get one some day...and a jumping spider, they are so adorable even for an arachnophobe :)

@fikvangestel1613 Жыл бұрын

Where can you buy plants for a terrarium?

@nicolasguil9717 Жыл бұрын

do you know we have savage Mantis in Switzerland

@donthespotter6550 4 ай бұрын

Merrill

@jessicasinclair323 Жыл бұрын

Mamta means motherly love

@sneaks9150 Жыл бұрын

Frustrated because I know that acrylic enclosure is perfect for me and it isn't available on the site your linked anymore. Everything else online seems so cheap and doesn't have a front opening door thats a big need for me.

@Rileyroblox1537 Ай бұрын

name her amber

@Stoney_Mortar Жыл бұрын

Can I just buy this and do it myself?

@Flailmorpho 3 ай бұрын

I know I'm way late to the video but I think you should name her Taco Bell

@thatguy2408 Жыл бұрын

Loretta.

@piperatoms5926 Жыл бұрын

Hey f*ck you that’s my mom’s name!! Don’t be that guy!!

@stonerbabean8134 Жыл бұрын

Gimmy

@Mephistomax842 Жыл бұрын

Betty!

@ghamzahendricks6964 Жыл бұрын

Name her emreald

@mythicalgamer93 11 ай бұрын

Hey !! Did you have an issues with the bottom leaking due to the moisture ?

@pastelpink3485 Жыл бұрын

Tamara, Teresa(Mexican names), esperanza(other Mexican name but this one also means "hope") or Tara

@maxh98492 Жыл бұрын

Hi Ben please give her a British middle aged mum name like Lisa, Michelle, Clair, Donna etc. Or a celebrities (full) name (not as an insult or anything), for example Nicole Kidman, Coco Chanel, Whoopie Goldberg, Britney Spears etc

@serenity808x Жыл бұрын

Can the bugs escape through the holes?

@khiemhoang5611 2 ай бұрын

Can I only use isopods for this type of set up?

@carlbowd3418 Ай бұрын

No and spring tales

@jamesancilleri3694 Жыл бұрын

What is the saw you use?

@libbyh1744 Жыл бұрын

what about for about Mandy for it's name she is so pretty and such a pretty habbitat

@itprobablydoesntmatter 9 ай бұрын

name her "manti"

@f00mp Жыл бұрын

🔥

@celestialgutter Жыл бұрын

🤔 Hm, I've landed on the letter M. A few options come to mind: Maeve Matilda Midori Miriam

@LanaLeon 4 ай бұрын

Soooo small?????? That’s a prison.

@greenjars_ Жыл бұрын

Achariya is a cambodian female name that could be used!

@xaverklaus5176 Жыл бұрын

A very nice video as always. But, your Facebook group is unfortunately still not reachable for me.

@Francis... Жыл бұрын

Call her Santa Teresa.

@beard-bear-420 Жыл бұрын

I think she should be called woster. Pronounced like wusta. In homage to the name of the channel 😊

@sabbir_treeman Жыл бұрын

name it rayka one of my best friend's name she always prey my food

@cassandrachrist1556 Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, late in the game, but maybe Elora as a female name.

@Ash-sz6ij Жыл бұрын

Amilia or ava

@MC_XAKEP 10 ай бұрын

I know you probably named her by now but in case you didn't I suggest you name her Beta (because my praying mantis's name is Alpha and she is also female lol)