KEEPING A PRAYING MANTIS AS A PET 

When I was younger we found a golden praying mantis outside, she was cold and dying as it was winter, we took her in as a pet and named her Goldie, we had two medium sized hibiscus trees inside and she lived happily on those. We went to petsmart and bought live crickets and fed them to her with tweezers!!! It's was so cool and we grew very fond of her :,) a few weeks later she died naturally, we rescued her and it was great, rip Goldie xxxxx

you rock it so much better anyway💅

I have a giant mantis now. *Her name is Matcha and nickname is Matchi and she follows me everywhere and is the best baby.*

Taylor: "Kylie Jenner is just really into animals" Me: then why can't she tell the difference between a piglet and a chicken?🤣 (obviously joking)

I'm actually quite amazed right now. A few years back I owned an Orchid Mantis (her name was Sophie. Cute little thing) and kept her in a small tank with real plants and all that and fed her fruit flies ever so often. She lived about a year and up until now I didn't know their general life span was actually that short, so I thought she had died way too early. Was I really that good of a mother after all? ;w;

Please do more videos about your praying mantis, or show him in his cage in your future videos

5:17 I’M SCREAMING LOOK AT HIM HES SO CUTE AND SMALL

is everyone not realizing this was literally 3 years ago

Would you ever consider getting an octopus as pet? Like of you had the room?

for a second, he saw himself in the camera and was like,"Hello, sexy." XD

Praying Mantises are cool. I think they're easy to keep, easy feed, and i love their inquisitive nature. Problem that i don't like about them by experience is, they don't live very long..

I love when people are filming and they get halos around their eyes, so pretty!

Hi Taylor! I'm an Entomologist and I've kept plenty of mantises too! Budwing mantises are excellent for beginners, they are voracious eaters that aren't picky about food, and aren't prone to molting problems. I just wanted to help by clarifying a few things: - You can mate the male to the female without her eating him -- you just have to make sure she is very well fed and that the male has plenty of hiding spaces. Always introduce the female to the male's enclosure when she's gravid. - But you're right, you should not keep any mantis species together, especially not budwings. Some are more docile than others, but they will still see each other as potential prey. - Substrate isn't so important -- they don't walk on the ground if they can help it, they prefer climbing and jumping. Substrate (if any) should only be used as a sort of humidity. I prefer damp sand, as it's not as prone to mold as eco-earth or coir substrates. - Flying prey is one of the favorite food sources, if not the favorite source of all mantises -- some species will only eat prey that flies. Crickets are actually fine to feed mantises, but (big chain) storebought crickets can be susceptible to a number of diseases that can kill your mantis. If feeding them prey that doesn't fly, your mantis probably won't be able to see it's available to eat, or be able to strike at it when it's on the ground. Therefore it's best to feed them with tweezers! They'll be scared of the tweezers at first but they'll learn that they bring food soon enough. Other neat things: Whatever you feed them, they will not eat the wings, or the tegmina (in the case of roaches or crickets), and may also leave other 'parts' on the ground that they are too full to eat. These can mold, so be on the lookout!

My purple winged mantis tried to eat my fingers, purple wings are highly aggressive which is a contrast to the very timid large brown mantis I keep (yes they are just called large brown mantises, no it's not very creative)

I saw this video when you first posted it, I was 14 at the time, five years on I’m 19 now and got my own last weekend, absolutely love it, you inspired me as you did with my crested gecko I got him when I was 15. Careful research was done before purchasing any of my animals, all surviving and thriving. I love your videos, thank you for the content :)

I’m thinking about doing this but I just need to educate myself first 😂

Few corrections; Some mantis will need a heater, dependant on where in the world you are and the species, though humidity is usually more important so it'll help them moult. so keep that substrate moist! (did that last bit sound weird? I think it sounded weird.) Mantis don't get territorial, they're just psychopathic and will eat any other mantis (well, anything really) if they're hungry. Only species of mantis that wont are ghost mantis, though there's always the risk of predation. Females don't always eat the males during mating, that's a common myth. Feed up the female and give her a lovely roach before introducing her to the male and the lil guy should live through the night. and theeeeee best mantis protip ever; stick some netting at the top of the viv and make sure a stick reaches up to it, it'll help them moult cleanly and there's less chance of them falling to their deaths. (And they'll happily hand feed too, especially a bit of the honey on your finger. It's stupidly cute. :)

At 5:00 he's like "bitch you're filming this?"

Love this! I just got a pet praying mantis from an online store called MantisDojo and it's been so much fun! Thanks for sharing and making me not feel so weird for loving this awesome pet.

Awww it's so cute how he sits on your arm while you're talking

That was the best intro I've ever seen 😂

Just a quick tip for others wanting to make an enclosure at home: Avoid buying fake plants from Walmart/Dollar Tree/Craft stores UNLESS they specify they are 100% untreated. Often the cheap fake stuff has harmful dyes, unseen color glitters/dusts, or fragrance that will make your little mantis buddy lethargic at best, dead at worst. Better safe than sorry! Don't be cheap when it comes to life - buy the safe stuff like Taylor or go for real plants and put a little more work into it. :)

Here’s my story: My grandma was like separating these curry leaves from the sticks. And there was this mantis and everyone freaked out. I saw this dude and I was like he’s so cool. I handled him for like 15 minutes then I had to was my hands for food. I set him somewhere and I never saw him again 😭

ya’ll i caught a praying mantis as i was taking a walk i took it home i putted it in a plastic cup with holes in it so he could breathe yes i did put soil,sticks,leaves,and flowers im just searching of what they eat

Omg she is so so so pretty! 😍

He's so cute! My first pet was a preying mantis my dad found when I was 7. I had her for about 4 months. Great video!

You look so depressed on the thumbnails :3

best channel ever, your narration is so mesmerizing.

Lol I like your sarcasm

The fact that you named your Praying Mantis " Moriarty " restores my faith in humanity. Me and my dad are watching Sherlock together and just yes lol.

The fact that you care for a large variety of animals including insects, is soo cool.

You just made my life so much better. Literally I have that same container that I’m keeping my hatchling in but it’s just a regular wild mantis nothing special but cute asf. I was thinking maybe I was stupid for putting it in a container because I used to have a 4 inch mantis in an actual octagon tank that stood 6 foot tall in my room. Sometimes I would think it got out but actually the tank was just big.

Yeaaah, I left a comment on Kylie's picture saying that one of my favorite RU-vidrs dyed her hair like that before Kylie did!

This video helped me so much! I have a green baby praying mantis now, so this video is going to help ALOT

I love your personality SO much! ☺️

First video I ever saw of you, glad to have been along for the ride!

I had a praying mantis When it molted I thought the skin was a dead mantis 😂

A mantis jumped onto my face yesterday so I picked him up and I wanted to keep him as a pet but I had to go to class so I set the lil homie free

ur hair is sooooo pretty!

Wow your hair is awesome I love it!

by the way you better than Kylie 💋💋💋

Excellent name. Moriarty. Interesting that the Mantis doesn't run off when you handle it.

It’s so cute how he sits on your hand

Cool vid and don’t worry your hair looks amazing 😍

I was inspired by this vid, so I bought my own praying mantis. It comes in on Wednesday and I'm so excited. :' )

One time when I was little a little mantis was on my shoe! I told my parents I wanted to keep it. They said people can't keep praying mantis for pets. they lied...

My kind of lady! Found a big female mantis today pruning the birds of paradise...about 3 inches long! Keep on keeping on...and digging the rose gold hair lady!

You seem really chill and i love all your animals. youre also seriously beautiful.

Aye awe he so you and cute.

Thought of you when I saw her picture lol.

The cutest thing is when they wobble. I seen yours do it.

You've taken all the lemons in your life and made the most delicious lemonade of them. Hugs!!

Rose gold hair is like a year old

i did rose gold back in 2014 lol

Your sarcasm at the beginning of this brings me much joy! Utterly hilarious for someone who doesn't give a shit about hair color and that type of stuff! But you had me busting laughing when I came here just to find out about praying mantis was as a pet 🤣

I’ve got my mom convinced now I just need my dad convinced

Hi I want a mantis but I don't know where to get them. (I don't trust shipping )

What's the point of keeping a pet that lives that short? It's actually quite sad, it reminds us of how short life can be or is. Shit, I'm sad now :(

Your hair in this is deffo the best out of all your colours!

I like how Moe just wanted to stay on your hand, then when you rested it by your side, he started dancing a little for the camera while you were talking 😂!

You rock in rose gold hair so much better!💕

this girl is so damn beautiful. 😍😍😍

Girl. You are gonna grow so much in the next 2 years. You don't even know it yet.

That mantis is soo cute😍

My name is also Taylor

You look better than kylie! I'm flying out to meet you live🌟

the *THICK* layer of sarcasm is the content i’m here for

💗💗💗just bought a mantis egg case so when they hatch I’m going to keep one. Very helpful video!

pov: u came here from mayang

Could you do a Mantis update video please? xD

Lmao binging and i love taylor so much omg 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

This is most gorgeous girl I've ever seen in my life, literally!

Will you ever consider getting a pet bird? I'm getting two budgies and can't find many pet-care RU-vidrs.

Your way way WAY prettier than that thirsty girl. You rock that hair!~

I currently have a 1 & 1/2 year old Peachface Lovebird who is flight trained. I help look after my younger brothers budgie, our Maltese Cross Chihuahua and give my mother advice for her two goldfish. I've always had a love for animals but hadn't until recently, thanks to influencers like you that I wanted to integrate them into my future career. I am working towards becoming an Australian Wildlife Rehabilitator and carer, I will also be taking care of animals with physical setbacks, and give them the time and therapies needed that other places just can't give them. So, thank you for being one of the influencers to further spike my interest.

Glam and Gore had rose gold hair a while ago too!! It looks great on you!! Love you and your vids! 💕

I am going to buy one of these they're so savage 8^)

Love your videos ♡ AND KYLIE BE COPYIN U SMH

I think that your hair looked balm rose gold!!

Your sarcasm is on point 👌

You look better then that Kylie Jenner just saying...

Where's cheese I'm worried :) Also would u consider getting a parrot as a pet if u would what kind and like if u had the room 🦃🦃🦃

I used to keep Praying Mantis' as pets, I had 5 over 3 years and they are such lovable and peaceful creatures...to humans, obviously not other insects. I kept mine in a rather large container, I don't know what brand it was but it seemed to fit them fine. Great video, makes me miss the good old days :)!

Ooooooohhhhhh! Kylie best give your hair back! Lol. Hi Taylor!

Rip Mori

Hello, I was wondering if you could possibly make a video about thee best starter fish for a beginner. The question I'm asking is very vague but something along those lines

Always looking good👍

I BELIVIVE YOU CREATED IT :D

Are fake flowers and plants such as fake fish plants

Taylor i love you how is solara????

Loved this video........ very thorough and informative

He’s so cute!

Isn't you're hair pink? Rose gold is more blonde than pink...

why do people dislike. there should not even be a dislike

i loved the intro

OMG I love you Taylor and cheese

❤️💖😍You're more beautiful than Kylie,Kylie operates herself too much and puts makeup too much like TOO MUCH!😂

“They do fine in room temperature” My brother: Oh great! *buys a house in Alaska*

Now that’s a great hair color for you

I luv you Taylor Edit:it was you you a queen