PRAYING MANTIS setup for 10 species +giveaway

[@hodesigns]

Hope you all enjoyed this project! This was a very mentally challenging and stressful project as it took months of waiting and things going wrong. Regardless I love how it turned out! Also good luck to all of you on the giveaway!

[@brad1699]

Started watching your channel recently like energy you put off. Very entertaining keep it up.

[@hodesigns]

Thanks man! I appreciate that! 😊

[@ChadAWockee]

Great video. Real detailed. Hoping I win an enclosure for my kids so they can learn more about Mantids and hopefully build their own Enclosure.

[@hodesigns]

Thanks man! Good luck to you! 😁

[@aqzehyaeth]

The enclosure in the middle row on the right is my favourite

[@hodesigns]

That’s one of my particular favs too!

[@karentrinkaus117]

I'm so glad you glued the sticks I was terrified for a minute there 😆

[@hodesigns]

lol, better safe than sorry!

[@silasfoulon]

19:50 I was wondering what editing software you used, now I know lol Yeah I really liked the video the bigger enclosures looked really good I also liked the vlog type of video and if this is something you like more then I would sugest that you do that more and more For the giveaway, I'm gonna be honest I don't know what I'm gonna use it for exactly yet but I do know IF I win it that I will do a vid about it. Last year I went to a expo where they had mantisses so I'll try to get one this year and then that could be a perfect enclosure😊 Cheers Silas!👍

[@hodesigns]

lol, of course it included that at the end 😭 thank you for the feedback, glad you liked the video! Good luck on the giveaway! 😁

[@silasfoulon]

@@hodesigns np👍😅

[@raulcanete5202]

it changes to white cause u force the polymers on the rubberband to become more ordered which then reflects the light differently making it seem more white, happens with othe colored elastics aswell

[@hodesigns]

That’s very interesting, I kinda wanna try with a colored one now!

[@Khunai.]

Love your Mantis rack! All of them look great, you did a great job scaping these! I could sit and stare at nicely scaped bug or reptile enclosures for hours. 😍 I've always wanted to get into keeping a mantis but have yet to have the opportunity to do so. (Edit: I would use this enclosure to start this journey if I won it! :) ) They're such neat creatures! I blame Luke's Bug Adventures for my new fascination with mantises 😂 But hey, if it wasn't for Luke infecting my KZbin feed, I wouldn't have stumbled across your channel! 😁 ( say "infected" lovingly. His channel is great and I am so glad he has great mentors in his life that have encouraged his love of bugs and reptiles!)

[@hodesigns]

Thank you! I totally agree, nice looking enclosure capture my attention for hours 😂 and I would totally recommend trying out mantids, they are very rewarding and cool insects to keep!

[@Khunai.]

@@hodesigns Definitely plan to sometime in the near future, hopefully before the end of this year! They are just such neat creatures and there are so many cool varieties of mantis 💙 So beautiful and cool to watch. Just have to work on getting things together in order to keep one first. I'm very much an over-research-and-over-prepare kind of pet keeper 😂 Looking into a leopard gecko this year as well and am looking to go bioactive and have my own feeder insect colonies so I never have to worry about having solid food available.

[@hodesigns]

lol, I am also an over-researcher too. Not a bad thing tho, quite the opposite, better to be prepared! Leopard geckos are awesome! My sister has one and she’s great!

[@ken90017]

I have mantis’s around my yard. This will hold one I find that’s big enough to eat houseflies and crickets. Once they’re adult I let them go so these are perfect sized

[@hodesigns]

Awesome man! Good luck! 👍

[@ilchickentv340]

I'd probably use the enclosure for a jumper. BTW, all rubber heats up when you stretch it. Put a rubber band to your lips, and stretch it. You'll feel it heat up.

[@hodesigns]

Awesome! Jumpers are super cool! Also thanks, I figure me it had something to do with that but wasn’t quite sure how lol

[@ferrevaneccelpoel3708]

....i am gone use it for a spider ore a mantis. love the video man keep it up!

[@hodesigns]

Thank you! Good luck to you! 😁👍

[@stanconya4393]

Great work

[@hodesigns]

Thank you!

[@gideon8655]

Great editing!!!

[@hodesigns]

Thanks man!

[@jackiegeier7287]

I have an ootheca that will be hatching soon, so I would use it for one of those mantises! 🫶😁

[@hodesigns]

Awesome! Good luck! 👍

[@nyreekeith2992]

Hey. All of your enclosures turned out great. Where did you get the cork from?

[@hodesigns]

Thanks man! I ordered it on Amazon, they have a bunch of different ones, they’re all basically the same tho, just look for ones with good reviews.

[@ErnestoHernandez-tj1qe]

I am gone use it for a mantis!

[@hodesigns]

Awesome man! Good luck! 👍

[@Miko-qz4qz]

Where do you get the mantis from?

[@hodesigns]

I get them from an online website. Here’s the link www.fatalmantis.com/mantis

[@Jake-rz4bn]

why aren’t/don’t the cheaper ones suitable/work?

[@hodesigns]

They were very unstable and there were gaps between the pieces at the bottom which allowed for substrate to fall through. And they didn’t quite fit in the stand but that was more of a problem for my situation. Overall they weren’t awful but just not ideal for an enclosure like that.

[@Jake-rz4bn]

@@hodesigns ahh okay! thanks! but they would be fine to use if you put leca on the bottom and put some window mesh on top so the substrate wouldn’t get down there?

[@hodesigns]

It would probably be fine, but more for me it was them not fitting. If they fit I probably would’ve tried to make it work.

[@karentrinkaus117]

I've used some of the knock-offs from Amazon for jumping spiders and larger mantids. They have to be sitting on a dish to catch excess water (depends on how much you water, mine were planted). There are also decent gaps in the "hinge" area of the door where feeders could potentially get out, depending on what you're keeping.

[@darnellandrews6369]

Im really terrified of Mantis

[@hodesigns]

I find them cute but I also see how they would be scary 😂

[@Tomoki-f6j]

i will keep him in good shape

[@hodesigns]

I’m sorry but the giveaway is over if that’s what you’re referring to.