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Old 19th February 2010, 19:14
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Just wondering how the housing requirements change for this species from when they are ootheca to nymphs to the time when they become adults.

Would they have the same requirements as other species or does the humidity change considering they are from Africa?

Thanks a lot
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Old 20th February 2010, 16:56
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find this a little hard to answer tbh lol as im not exactly sure of your question, as the mantis grows it needs a bigger tank (3x height, 2x legnth n width) and mist every day/every other lightly, as for temperature its the same as its always been as a nymph, depending on the temp of the room its kept in it may need to be put on a heat mat, i wouldnt know without looking but there might be a caresheet on the forum for this species on the care sheet section
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Old 20th February 2010, 17:46
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A plastic pint pot will be fine through out its life, or as elaborate as you like once it has reached a size when it is capable of catching enough food. They like it warm but room temps are fine at around the 22c, and spray a few times a week. They do get thirsty if allowed to dry out and like to drink from the droplets after misting. This is an easy species but can suffer from viral attcks, please don't feed crickets to them.
So basically the same care from nymph to adult but perhaps a little more misting when at the lower instars nymph stages.
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