Do praying mantises count as 'other pets and livestock?'

[StarLover21]

Because I'm hatching two eggcases That's going to be alot of praying mantises! I'll let most of them go after a day or two, of course, because they will eat eachother. But I'm planning on keeping a few. Apparentally they can actually be tamed and will eat from your fingers, ect. So has anybody done this before?

 

[chicmom]

When I was a young girl, I found a praying mantis egg sac, and I kept it in one of those steel Bandaid boxes until it hatched, then I released all the babies into my mom's flower bed. It was just fascinating! So many little green babies came out of that egg sac! Truly tiny miniatures!

If you could share pics, that would be wonderful!

Sharon

 

[mstricer]

I just found two sac's yesterday in the yard, just watching, has to be really warm for them to hatch. I don't think you can tame a bug.

 

[miss heny]

you can, but tame the females, not the males, the males will attack and bite (blame the females because when it is breeding season, lets say many, many, many males die after having some "fun"

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[StarLover21]

Actually everything I've read says they do tame and get used to human handling. I hope so! I hope yours hatch!

 

[punk-a-doodle]

Sure they count. Some of the more ornate species look like they should be in the Aliens and Extraterrestrial section though.
http://justpaste.it/66i

 

[miss heny]

EP! *hides* that IS scary!

 

[Kevin565]

Here's a short e how article

http://www.wikihow.com/Tame-a-Praying-Mantis

I personally love Praying Mantises and would love to raise some this year

 

[StarLover21]

Quote:

Sure they count. Some of the more ornate species look like they should be in the Aliens and Extraterrestrial section though.
http://justpaste.it/66i

Are those...real?

 

[StarLover21]

Here's a short e how article

http://www.wikihow.com/Tame-a-Praying-Mantis

I personally love Praying Mantises and would love to raise some this year

Thanks!