Description
Short care sheet for Giant Asian Mantis:
Origin: South/Southwest Asia
Size: up to 10 cm (females, males a bit smaller)
Temperature: 22-30C day / 18-22 night
Humidity: 50-60% (relatively low)
Difficulty Level: Easy
Giant Asian Mantis is one of the best choices for beginners as it is large, not demanding and good for handling. Also females can live up to 2 years, what is formidable time for most of insects.
This is very aggressive hunter and this is why it has no issues with feeding – almost any feeding insect of appropriate size suits them (crickets, roaches, locusts, meal- and morio worms, fruit flies and Green Bottle Flies for younger instars). Don’t leave mantis with crickets and roaches unattended, remember – these feeding insects can attack and hurt mantis!
Giant Asian Mantis can be kept free range on a large plant, although this information is based on reports of other keepers/breeders.
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j.rochette89 (verified owner) –
gorgeous, healthy, and a voracious apetite; the perfect beginner species for any mantid novice!
Tim McCarthy (verified owner) –
Arrived healthy after 2 days in the post. Quickly started hunting and catching flies.
Tim McCarthy (verified owner) –
My second of these – this time a male – arrived safely the day after posting – very active and effective hunter quickly caught and devoured a small bluebottle.