SETUP, CARE & FIRST IMPRESSIONS | The Praying Mantis 

I've often thought about getting a mantis and a few weeks ago a mantis was living on my planter bench on my patio and he was very observant of us lol. One day I decided to get him to come to me and he climbed on my arm to my back which was a little scary because I had never experienced that before lol. Next thing you know when I'd put my arm out he'd aggressively climb on me 😂. Mantis are so different than any other insect I've come into contact with because it seems like they find you super interesting where as other bugs don't really care. He was living by us for a good week. I was sad to see him go. 😕

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I've thought about adding a mantis to my gecko setup it would be useful in spring to control the numbers of flies and pests. However, there is no doubt that it would not last. It would end up being prey for Mr Jinx! I'm still thinking about it, but what's the point in spending on an exotic insect for it to last 2 mins with a sharp, robust and super efficient hunter of a lizard?!! It would totally get eaten!! 🤣

I caught a male mantis and kept him as a pet as a kid. I fed him meal worms and he would come up to me and scratch the glass to be picked up.They are delightful and any time I see one outside I cannot resist picking it up. Once I went to a farmers market with a friend and we saw a mantis on a tree . I put it on my hat and we wandered about. Only one person asked if I knew there was a mantis on my hat. I said I put it there. When we got ready to leave,I put it back in it's tree.

Yes they can bite or catch you with their front raptors...but most mantis are pretty chill...I've had about 7 mantis. Current ones are a Papua new guinea blue and a giant macromantis...peacocks are amazing (I stick to the giant species)

I really wouldn't recommend crickets for Mantids, as their exoskeleton is really hard compared to other insects like Dubias. It can cause blockages in their digestion tracks! Also some sticks on the inside leading up to the ceiling, and some soft mesh (not metal as it can really harm their raptorials) along the walls would do great! Being as he's captive bred he's most likely used to sticks and mesh to climb and not just plants. The mesh on the walls would help prevent eye rub, which can be really deadly if the infection gets to far gone! I'm no expert and I'm sure you've done plenty of research! I'm sure he's gonna love his new home though!

I just got a mantis and dont yet have a set up so im trying to learn the setup i should make it... This was really helpful and i know where to get my plants! :D

I love praying mantis 🥹 ever since I was little my aunt taught me to respect them and we would always stop and say hi if we saw one 💕

Awesome! I've had a few of these guys, I stopped keeping them for a while because of their short lifespans and how fragile they are (things can go wrong super easily even if you're doing everything right) but I'd love to get back into keeping them eventually. They're such sweet and rewarding pets

What a little cutie! We get green mantids here in my area of the US and they get a few inches long. I saw one hanging out on the hummingbird feeder once and it lashed out when a hummingbird came close! It wasn't as big as the bird but its 'tude certainly was

Ahh, love him! Mantis are incredible pets 💚

Mantises are hands down the best pets! Cute, cheap and easy to keep and so interactive!

I had 6 stick insects and after a few months had around 70eggs which 30 hatched 😅 I'm getting another mantis soon

*_"There are some who call me...Tim."_* *-- MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL* 😉

This is a great video. This is also the first time i have seen your channel, and it's awsome. Keep up the good work

Actually, I've seen a lot of mantis in the more northern parts of the US. They can be quite resilient and have several varieties. Once in college, I had the window open, and a HUGE mantis just kind crawled into the room and decided to stay there for the night. Not sure if it was male or female, but it seemed pretty comfortable around people. It crawled on my hand, and its leg span was about as big as my hand - maybe a bit bigger. But, the next day, it decided it had enough and went back out the way it came. But it was an interesting little visitor to have for a day. I'm pretty sure it was mostly brown so it was probably a Chinese Mantis.

Hope you enjoy him! I have 5! I’ve seen tons in France and Spain. One thing I would note is that crickets (depending on the mantis) aren’t the best feeder to use. They killed one of my mantids. I would much more advise to feed flies. But that is not to say it will kill yours (it probs won’t)! To tell male or female look at the amount of segments on the abdomen (males have more). They will eat wax worms. :) Great vid love your channel!

I would say he/she is about l4 - they can live up to a year and a half if you are lucky...most people recomend keeping them at cooler temps when they get their wings...wing buds show up at l6 and by l8 (adult hood) they will have their wings

I realy love all bugs! and i have a gecko, his name is Lotty, he dont like to be held(he screams) but he claimbs on my hands himself to go out off his tank so, your chanal is great for me =)

I am probably getting a mantis soon and this makes me want one even more! I started keeping reptiles 10 years ago, then amphibians. I have just startedmy invert journey! I used to be subscribed yearrsss ago on another account and just re discovered u due to this video! Re subbed!!!

Ahh super cute! I have lota of different species of mantis i become obsessed with them pretty quickly there just amazing bugs arent they! Your little one looks like a female from the segments i can see but i ddinr get a proper look so could be wrong. Enjoy your little beauty!

Hello Rebecca 💖🤗, how cute. Cleaning his feet is adorable 😍. What a great add to your gorgeous tank. I hope he lives longer than 18 months. If me I would get attached and cry over a bug. My family already thinks I'm kinda nuts with all my pets. Enjoy your new little one. May Jesus bless you and yours, Lin ✝️🐕🐕🐕🐦🐢🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎💖🦒🐧🐲

SUPER SUPER CUTE!!!! Congrats on the newest family member!

0:46 ❤ awww

The tank looks amazing and Timothy will be a great addition to the tank

Hey❤ another awesome video. I used to have a little mantis he was my best friend he came on my shoulder every where until… he passed I still cry ….. your mantis is beautiful should I get another mantis? ❤❤❤

i live in the uk as well =_= i wish we could have stuff like this in our wildlife as well wouldve been really nice. i live in LONDON and its sooo coldd

I have one that eats bad bugs in my indoor garden tent.

Just for exposure: I love your channel so so so much and it's helping me so much through a very difficult time. Thank you!

hows timothy doing now?

i have 2 Chinese mantises

We just brought a mantis in from the cold. When I get my leopard gecko crickets I get a few small ones for it.

i happened to catch two jest a few nights ago. one night after the other😂 . first time seeing a wild mantis in Los angeles. they are so cool. ones a juvinele one one an adult.

Timothy is soo cute I love pray mantises

the first pet I owned (as in, the first one that was actually fully mine) was a female Ghost Mantis. Unfortunately, she died due to a bad molt :( But she was absolutely adorable and fantastic for how long she lasted.

Also, there are European mantises (Mantis religiosa) living in the cooler European countries too. :)

To bad! cus I owned a mantis before and I wasn't very knowledgeable with them I found her in my parents old flower garden she was so tiny, cute when i got her but when she was bigger!, she died because when it was too late I told my dad to get a spay bottle to spay her when she Molting, he didn't then she didn't shed properly and passed from that, so, when I get a mantis again I will do all research cus I don't want to go through that all again cus when I lost her I was so sad cus jack was so sweet and easy to handle and I love her so much so I'm so happy so see you get one and let us see you grow on knowledgeable and waching him grow big, they can definitely bite so wach out cus it hurts be aware hah they have a mouth and can use it to defend themselves! My mantis passed away away too early, and btw this was a long time ago that I owned her so wasn't like a week ago she would be old now if I had her now.....

Hi i know this isn't related to the video but how do you keep your arboreal geckos warm in the winter?

Millipedes are as easy and fun as isopods, big recommend

I have been keeping praying mantids for at least 3 years

Mouring geckos reproduce asexually? I thought they were parthenogenic meaning that all mourning geckos are female but you'd need a pair to get babies?

5:04 ah yes, I love when my TANKS are on silent mode

It's killing me how cute he is! I will get myself one at some point.

Wow mantis are relaxing to look at also how far should my 100 watt heat lamp be from my Leo

They are so adorable when they are tiny

So cute! 😊

Instead of mourning gevko think about day geckos or.... Chameleon gecko. Chameleon geckos are basically a wee bigger than mourning geckos but they think they are chahouas

I feel like you have trauma from the fruit beetles constantly reproducing haha

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About mantiss bite. They dont bite defensively, they only bite to eat. And even if they mistake your finger for food they will nibble and eat your fingers for solid 5 minutes before you will feel anything.

He is awesome!

I had no idea mantises we're not native to Britain. I was going to ask why you didn't just get one from your garden. Learn something new every day.

As said by someone else, crickets are dangerous to feed mantids. Crickets can carry alot of diseases and I've seen so many pass away from being fed crickets that it's just not worth the risk. Locusts are a good choice or the best for mantids are flies. Also, the size of the prey was too large, mantids will eat and eat even if they burst open so you have to make sure not to give them too much. Mesh is very important (fabric not metal), it really does help them to climb and to stop them from falling during moult. Also, I don’t believe there is enough ventilation in this tank unfortunately and the air will be too stagnant for a mantis which could make them very unwell, they need cross ventilation. Mantis Den enclosures are a really good example for the best enclosure type. I've got over 40 mantids myself and learnt alot along the way so would rather help and pass on information than something happen to Timothy that could of been avoided 😊 he is super cute!

i love you videos

Soooo cuteeeee ❤️