Category Product Reviews

Honest reviews of mantis care products—enclosures, feeding gear, lighting, and other accessories—to help pet mantis keepers choose what works best for their pets.

A small praying mantis perched on a light wooden surface with a blurred blue background.

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Do Praying Mantises Need UVB Lighting?

UVB for pet mantises: when it's needed, safe setup, alternatives, exposure, and signs for healthy molts.

Rowan Hale
October 6, 2026

Close-up of a praying mantis on a sunlit stone surface with yellow lichen and a blurred urban background.

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Creating a Praying Mantis-Friendly Garden: Attracting Beneficial Insects

Create a mantis-friendly garden to attract beneficial insects, pick safe plants, provide shelter, water, mantis pet care tips.

Rowan Hale
May 31, 2026

Close-up of spiny cacti and other succulents inside a terrarium.

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Safe and Beneficial Plants for Your Praying Mantis Enclosure

Which plants are safe and beneficial for a mantis enclosure? Safe choices, toxicity, microclimate, shelter, care and setup tips.

Rowan Hale
March 1, 2026