What can I feed my pet mantis?

The best way to make sure nutritional needs are met is to feed a number of different kinds of prey: fruit flies and aphids for nymphs, instars and smaller mantids, and a variety of flying insects such as moths, fruit flies, and house flies along with an occasional cricket or mealworm for larger ones.

What is a praying mantis favorite food?

Their foods of choice are usually other insects and include pests like aphids; pollinators like butterflies, flies, honeybees; and even other predators like spiders. However, they have also been known to grab vertebrates, including small amphibians, shrews, mice, snakes, and soft-shelled turtles.