Orchid Mantis Cage Setup

The first challenge that any praying mantis owner has is setting up a suitable cage.

Orchid mantis cage setup. In large adult mantis the easiest perch is to place some twigs in the cage that your mantis can sit on. The manits terrarium should be at least 200mm in length and 300mm in height. To control temperatures we use a simple on off thermostat. The thermostat will have 3 wires extending from a central control panel.

Don t forget to like this videon. 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. In my video today i show you guys how i set up his enclosure. Orchid mantis do well with a glass terrarium as their enclosure.

As amny of you guys know i got an orchid mantis at the reptile expo that i went to a few weeks back. Controlling temperatures in the praying mantis setup. The second wire leads to a socket plug your heatmat into this. Other enclosures such as wooden vivariums are far too efficient at retaining heat.

It is critical therefore to ensure that they have the space required to mould effectively. The first wire leads to a plug this is plugged into your power source. With their intricate exosketeletons orchid mantis tend to struggle more with moulting than many other more streamlined species.