How To Take Care Of Orchid Mantis. Orchid mantids are one of the most beautiful Mantids in the world. Although a drop wont harm the mantid it is best to maintain the humidity at 80-90.
When cleaning the enclosure of your mantis just remove all substrate and wash the inside of the enclosure with hot water. Orchid mantises will really benefit from being fed honey or a mixture of honey powder and bee pollen at least once a week. As with all exotic pets feeding a range of foods over time is advisable in order to provide the widest range of vitamins and minerals.
Signs of scale insects and mealybugs include sticky leaves and black sooty mold.
Signs of scale insects and mealybugs include sticky leaves and black sooty mold. Taking care of the Ootheca is easy just attach the Ooth to a twig or lid of the enclosure you are going to hatch it in. To take care of a praying mantis feed it a diet of fruit flies and gnats if its a baby or butterflies and crickets if its fully grown. However while your orchids current container might not be ideal never repot an orchid while it is in bloom.