I am currentely keeping chinese and carolina mantids. However I am unsure of what humdity level I should maintain. RIght now I have moist sphagnum moss in the bottom of each enclosure. I mist once a day and the humidity goes up to 80% after misting. I think that the moss keeps the humidity too high. So I am thinking of taking the moss out and having nothing in the enclosure but misting once a day. What do you guys do? What is the ideal humidity level? It seems that without any moss the humidity level is about 50-55 with no misting. Is that too low? Any advice would help. Thanks.
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Best humidity level?
Rick1978
Nov 21, 2004 09:02 AM
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deshawn
Nov 23, 2004 01:43 PM
If the mantids are molting and doing just fine, then don't bother to change anything. The great thing about those 2 species is the fact that they do well in wide variety of temps/humidities. I personally keep most of my mantids at around 70 to 80°F and 60-70% humidity.
I would keep the moss and just spray less frequently.
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