Feeding winged fruit flies. Put banana mash in a small bowl inside a jar. To feed, put the jar in the refrigerator and when the flies are down take it out. Then remove the bowl, leaving the flies in the jar.

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

Okay thanks! The way I breed them now is just over watering a plant 😅 and that's usually on accident...

@Stacy_SJA

11 ай бұрын

It’s it’s captive, it’s better to buy and feed the fruit flies… a lot easier too

i accidentaly found one in my room and now i feel obligated to take care of it. little dude is so cool!

@k.r.99

Ай бұрын

Sounds like destiny to me. Like Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, but different.

Had no idea there was an ootheca on my window and I saw tens of them all over my blinds so now I have a responsibility to care for them

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

Aw, how cute! Congrats 🎉

My daughter just hatched 200 of these lol. They are doing great

I had an adult mantis, it was a great pet , so easy to take care . Later she lay egg and after a month died. Now i have to take care these little fellas. It's so frustrating. Having really hard time to feed them

Thank you for the tips on the fruit flies, I recently got an ootheca from a garden center (sold as pest control) and was confused on how to keep the fruit flies from going everywhere!

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! I don't know how to get them from garden centers. That's really cool.

@rebel4466

8 ай бұрын

There are several different fruit fly types available in pet stores that are flightless. They're a LOT easier to deal with and can be bread easily with a little bit of mashed up fruit/flour/sugar/vinegar/yeast mix. Some even use potato flakes (like dried mashed potatoes), sugar and yeast or simply beer. There are many recipes. Will probably be a very late hint, but may help someone in the future.

@Ehnin

3 ай бұрын

Damn I found a baby asian jumping mantis randomly in my house

pov you found a random one in your room now you are feeling like its a part of your family thank you for your help great video

Hey thx 💪🏼

Thanks for watching! This seems to be my most viewed video. So if you're reading this please feel free to check out the rest of my channel. Constructive criticism is also welcome. But please keep it polite. Thank you!

Awesome video mate 👏👌

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

Thanks (⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)

Very good now I know it all:)

@PlatyCove

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad this was helpful ☺️

Very helpful

@PlatyCove

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it helpful 😊

Got 1 today 👌

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

I have one in a jar facing sideways. There is a few leaves and a piece of ivy. I put a firefly in, but the mantis can't catch it. I also don't want to waste fruit. Can I catch anything outside?

Would it be safe to use a paper towel instead of moss?

Thanks I just bread prime mantis so I need this

what can I do if I don't have fresh moss?:(

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

You could maybe do a small piece of damp paper towel. Honestly I've never done that before but I think it would work. Just make sure it doesn't get moldy. The humidity for nymphs should be 70 to 80% RH. (⁠◠⁠‿⁠◕⁠)

Hey bro, is there anything else I could use other than moss? Like grass or anything else from my garden?

@moozy9157

Ай бұрын

I bet a wet sponge would bring moisture, I used a wet paper towel when my baby mantises hatched but now I'm using moss

I was feeding a praying mantis for a month the it disapeared . It was hanging on my curtain for a whole while . Fast forward this morning i saw about close to 60 if not more baby mantises i moved them all to the garden im here to see if they need care or will they survive

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

THATS AMAZING 🤩

@TDM-noobVSpro

Жыл бұрын

@@PlatyCove lol it was . They lived in the garden for about two weeks ,n i saw some of them walking up the walls i knew they were leaving but atleast they were hunting by themselves before they left :)

If i found a praying mantis in a desert, what should i change about this container

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

Try to mimic their natural habitat the best you can. Check the humidity level of the area you found him and maybe grab some of the dirt. Give him the biggest container you can without losing him. Then make sure it has good ventilation.

@Aaa-vu8im

Жыл бұрын

@@PlatyCovethx

How many times a day to feed?

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

As much as they'll eat!

I also keep ant and spider's and centerpedes

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

Ooo, what's it like having spiders?

@darren572

Жыл бұрын

A little scary at first then nicer.😃😃😃😃😃😃

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

Cool XD

Will there be fruit flies larvae.. in the trap?

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

You definitely will want to hope there is. If there's larva, that means more fruit flies.

@LatteCookies_Spoon

27 күн бұрын

@@PlatyCovecan you feed your mantis the larvae?

@thebradybas

19 күн бұрын

@@LatteCookies_Spoon probably. You can feed them mosquito larvae.

So these will only eat live prey

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

From my experience, yeah.

i guess the feeding part is confusing me. live food, but kill them in the refrigerator? or just lower temps so they can't move? verification needed.

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

Just lower temps so they can't move. Sorry this is one of my old videos and I could have been way more clear on things 😆 But oh well, you learn as you make more.

Do they eat small black ants?

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

No they don't. I tried it and it didn't work lol

@YoungFree213

Жыл бұрын

@@PlatyCove just had mine hatch the other day, about 15 came out, still have 1 more to hatch

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations 🎉 So exciting!

@SaturnCrashing

4 ай бұрын

Please don’t feed a mantis ants. Ants contain formic acid. They repel mantids.

What about other small insects like a ant

@PlatyCove

11 ай бұрын

I have found that they don't eat ants ┐⁠(⁠ ⁠∵⁠ ⁠)⁠┌

@SaturnCrashing

4 ай бұрын

There’s a toxin in ants that repel mantids from eating them. A mantis eating ants would not be a good idea.

@SnakesMask

16 күн бұрын

@@PlatyCoveis there something else I could feed it cuz it’s not fruit fly season and the ones are online it’s winter in Australia but its a pretty warm winter so please comment back quickly if you can because I need to know is there any small insects I could feed? Maybe a tiny mosquito?

I have lots of mantis's

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

Cool!

@darren572

Жыл бұрын

My biggest ones name is Lemonleaf

What's its name And it's so cute

@PlatyCove

Жыл бұрын

I named him Minty since I let him go in the the mint plants (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)

@darren572

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha Minty ay.