Hierodula sp golden praying mantis H. venosa

Hierodula sp golden H. Golden GENERAL INFORMATIONBig! Beautiful FriendlyScientific name: Hierodula venosaCommon name: Giant rainforestMax. size: Fe...

Hierodula sp golden H. Golden

GENERAL INFORMATION
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Scientific name: Hierodula venosa
Common name: Giant rainforest
Max. size: Female ~10 cm, male ~9 cm
These are large, beautiful, and great pets!

Temperature: Day 22 - 25 °C, night room temperature
Relative humidity: Day 60 - 70 %, night 70 - 90 %
Recommended min. size of terrarium WxDxH:30 x 30 x 40 cm
Aggressivity against each other: High
Level of difficulty: Easy

BIOLOGY

Moults until fully grown:Female ~9 (adult in L10), male ~8 (adult in L9)
Sexually mature after the last molt: Female ~5 weeks, male ~3 weeks
Duration of development inside the ootheca:6 - 8 weeks
Hatching rate:150 - 200 Nymphs possible
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Feeding

L1/L2: Small fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and Big fruit fly Drosophila hydei
L3: Greenbottle fly Lucilia sp. and Big fruit fly Drosophila hydei
L4/L5: Greenbottle fly Lucilia sp.
L6: Greenbottle fly Lucilia sp. and Bluebottle fly Calliphora sp.
L7 - adult: Bluebottle flies Calliphora sp.
Adult females especially love big food like Grasshoppers or Cockroaches.

Hierodula venosa, or Hierodula golden, is similar to other Hierodula species in that it is significant; however, it is more of a golden color most of the time than green. This is one of the larger species in the hobby. It is very aggressive with prey and fun to keep. These are L2 and eating fruit flies or house flies.

Note: ooths are never guaranteed.

We confirm they are fertile when sent; however, they require expert care to hatch. They can be easily compromised while incubating. Conditions for incubating require experienced handling, and we assume no responsibility.

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