Would a praying mantis nymph or fruit fly be able to escape from this terrarium?
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I have kept a baby crested gecko in one and I fed him fruit flies. I had no problem, but perhaps that depends on the size of the flies. but yes it will keep the mantis in . its built well, and is very hard to escape from. good luck.....
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I have raised praying mantises before and they might not be able to escape, but I think the fruit flies might. It would be a close call on both of them. The screen is very small, but so are they. I used a piece of very small mesh material to and doubled it over on the top of he jug I had them in. Maybe you could put something like that on top until they grow just a little.
1677014
Fruit flies definitely. I've had many cricket escapes. Not sure about the mantis. Um guessing a big mantis won't be able to escape.
1267357
i've never seen a fly or bee in the trap. The opening is rather small and probably precludes this possibility
1864240
I am not positive but don't believe they would survive outside but in terrariums they would be fine.
1725597
It has a little "flap" lid. That doesn't fit tight at all. It just rests on the top. Don't know how persistent fruit flies are though so I any answer that exactly. But I would wager to say that they probably could get in if they really wanted what was inside.
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Yes. You need to allow time for the venus flytraps to come out of hibernation after they arrive in the mail. The set of instructions provided will guide you through it.
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No it's actually a really good cage for the $. I have chameleon so I tilt my cup of crickets against the screen so they crawl up it. There are no separations or spaces for them to escape.
750867
They certainly could. This cage is large enough for most invertebrates. I used it to house a medium sized emperor scorpion with no problems.
1650754
No - it will be full of dead fruit flies and you won't have any more solution to put in even if you cleaned it out. You leave it out for 30 days though - it was totally worth the money.
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It will kill them yes, but only if the flies go to it. Flies are not attracted to light like many other bugs. There are special traps made just for flies that would work much better for you, because they will attract the flies.
479758
I don't see how fruit flies could get in. It doesn't close so tightly that it takes any strength to open--for a human; and I don't see any space for a fruit fly to crawl in. (Though honestly, I don't recall every meeting a fruit fly.??) I'd give it a try, if I were you.
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Definitely not, as long as you latch it. It's air tight when the latch is on. I have a lot of spiders, flies, and tiny gnats where I live, and never once have they gotten into the food, even when they try.
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I never tried fruit fly but mine did get a gnat. It went inbetween the sets of wires. I would get it! My favorite toy & I HATE all bugs! Best investment
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I have no idea what kind of mantids these are because we were just looking for a predator to eat fruit flies. You can see a full grown specimen at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=614236385255005 where I posted a video of feeding a cricket to one. They did need some very warm weather to hatch (I kept the room at at least 78F) and they only live over the summer months anyways.
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gnats are easily trapped and die. Anything that flies into the lighted area seems to be trapped. I keep a can of fly spray, and when I empty the cage sometimes shoot a small blast into it if some of the various flying insects are still moving about. Most of the time they are all dead. I empty it out amout once a month.
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Yes it will as long as it is closed. When the wind blows the louvers will open, so it is possible for a bee to enter. I have thermostatic control fan mounted behind the louvers and when the fan is on nothing could enter because the fan is really strong. If I did not have the fan i could have a screen behind the louvers which would keep out insects. It seals out water and has weatherstripping on the individual louvers which seals pretty well.
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I do organic gardening and don't use pesticides on my fruit and vegetables, so occasionally fruit flies will appear if I leave them out of the refrigerator or dispose of them in the trash. Using this compost bucket I don't have any problems with fruit flies escaping it if they happen to hatch from any food I've put in there. They can't fit through the plastic screen in the lid. As I sometimes don't empty the contents into my outdoor compost bin for several days, this is a good thing.
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the sticky substance on the "tentacles" will curl around the trapped insect. if possible the plant willattempt to extract the juices and the exoskeleton will be left. However flies, ants and other softer bodied prey is preferred. I hope this helps.