Stomatopod
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2017
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I know for a fact Praying Mantids are docile and I even bred them when I was younger, I have fond memories of holding them for car rides from somebody else's yard to my home.
But in the past 2 years of having them I ALWAYS get bitten. What they'll usually do is peacefully crawl onto my hand, and when they reach for my other they lean down and just start nibbling until the "OW" response happens, confirming any suspicions of whether I'd get bitten. Sometimes they'll just stand still on my arm and lean all the way down to bite, which rules out me putting my fingers stupidly close to their face for a response.
I've had 4 individuals the past few years (all Tenodera Sinensis), with daily mistings, a fly a day, sometimes two, and of them started biting after their last molts without warning. The exception was one who had a really bad molt (like freaky "should I put it out of its misery?" bad, but still lived with normal care.) and threat postured me if I came near it, which I never seen in any other T. Sinensis.
Anyway, was wondering if anybody knows why Praying Mantids hate me so much or what causes this behavior. I did have a creobroter pictipennis that was peaceful but the local ones, not so much.
But in the past 2 years of having them I ALWAYS get bitten. What they'll usually do is peacefully crawl onto my hand, and when they reach for my other they lean down and just start nibbling until the "OW" response happens, confirming any suspicions of whether I'd get bitten. Sometimes they'll just stand still on my arm and lean all the way down to bite, which rules out me putting my fingers stupidly close to their face for a response.
I've had 4 individuals the past few years (all Tenodera Sinensis), with daily mistings, a fly a day, sometimes two, and of them started biting after their last molts without warning. The exception was one who had a really bad molt (like freaky "should I put it out of its misery?" bad, but still lived with normal care.) and threat postured me if I came near it, which I never seen in any other T. Sinensis.
Anyway, was wondering if anybody knows why Praying Mantids hate me so much or what causes this behavior. I did have a creobroter pictipennis that was peaceful but the local ones, not so much.