Praying Mantis & Dietry Don'ts
Praying Mantis VS Fruit
There is zero nutritional value for mantis in fruit, the only reason they would entertain this is for the moisture aspect.
They are not made to eat such things and have evolved to hunt and eat insects/flying prey.
They do not have the capacity to enjoy the flavor nor to digest such complex sugars in their digestive systems.
Praying Mantis VS Honey
Honey is a sugar of no nutritional value especially to mantis; some misconceptions confuse many keepers. They do not need it when sick or injured, it is not antibacterial and your mantis does not love it.
They are insectivores and eat pollinators, they will on occasion in the wild eat things like pollen etc. for moisture. But remember their digestive system is not complex enough to digest honey properly and will likely gum up their digestive tract, leaving lasting deposits in their oesophageal tracts.
Honey can also contain toxins especially natural unprocessed.
Happy to open this up to debate.
Jenna.