(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); yeah.....i caught one(about the size of an average cellphone) and i want to know what to feed it since it isn't eating the leaves that i left for it to eat...

i can't feed it insects and animals(maybe dead bees and wasps).

what do i feed it?

I had a large mantis for a while. They generally only live for about a week and a half so don't get too attached. I would hit flies and knock them out a little so they could just walk near the mantis, then he/she would see them and grab them. But don't force feed them, they don't like that. A little soda bottle cap full of water will be fine for it, but you will never see it drink, it will though.

I have some video of mine eating the flies, I could probably get them for you.

Another thing: Mantis's don't like cages. They tend to know when they are trapped and won't eat or do anything while in captivity. I just let mine roam, and it stayed because I fed it. Shortly after he arrived he died though, just out of no where.. he looked like he was sick and fell over. I almost cried... almost.

dang
that sucks
i thought they would live for like at least a month
i fed it some flies and an ant(ONE ant)

hmm could have died for many reasons. Old agae, prob the soda cap had some bad little organism. who knows though

Thats a heart renching story..you should write a book...ill publish it and we can make a movie...a boy and his mantis...we'd make millions maybe gazillions!!!

Ahaha that'd be awesome. I can't get the video of it yet because my girlfriend's stupid sister has her usb cable to her cellphone... Maybe sometime in the future.

lol yea we'd be rich, then my name would have meaning lol