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Old 27th February 2010, 11:46
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Default my near future housing for mantis

bought this from aquarium shop few months back when I just started with this hobby





pro:
-good ventilation
-can stick it to some place like glass with it's plastic suckers

con:
-1 side of this housing is actually without "wall", so, got to find something to make up the "wall"
-being design for aquarium use, the nylon net is actually quite weak, some prey like crickets and meal worm can spoil it with ease
-the overall netting makes it easy for poos or dirt to drop down to floor easily, so keeping indoor is not a nice option

do share your comment on this, would love to hear more bout what you people have to say bout this(both pro and con)
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Old 27th February 2010, 11:58
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Ah a livebearers tank, for putting gravid females in then removing so you don't have all the babies munched by other tankmates. Oh thats it's proper use lol

Could be useful if you can find a way of attaching some more netting to the openside.
Would be useful if you could make a feeding hole in the part you attach and then could be used to grow nymphs on in.

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Old 27th February 2010, 12:23
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for the poo, just stick some newspaper inder or some other material that will stop it going to the floor. looking good though!

great for nymphs

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Old 27th February 2010, 12:56
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thanks Lethalhayd and gurd for replying, good information from both of you, will surely take these advice into my modification project on the housing

by the way, if I were to put a piece of old news paper or material at the bottom, how can I remove it with ease? thanks a lot
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could be great if u foound a way making another wall

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