> pic unrelated > Want to keep a preying mantis or two

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>>2345310
Easily. Rule of thumb for mantis tank sizes is length and width = 2x the mantis length and height 3x

Common beginner species are Hierodula membranacea (giant Asian mantis), Sphodromantis lineola (giant African mantis), Tenodera sinensis(Chinese mantis) or their relatives belonging to the same genus. Phyllocrania paradoxa (ghost mantis) is on the smaller side, but are pretty docile and could be easily kept in a group in your tank.

As for getting them, where do you live?

>>2345312
Cute as fuck, also thanks.

LA.

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>>2345318
http://shop.bugsincyberspace.com/Mantises_c2.htm
https://www.mantisplace.com/praying
https://www.panterrapets.com/collections/mantids

I can't speak from experience since I'm not American, but I frequently see those shops suggested. bugsincyberspace got ooths and nymphs of chinese mantids in stock. Mantisplace also got a bunch of stuff like ghosts.

>>2345310
Just go outside and look around. They got mantis' in CA, no?

>>2345326
Holy shit, thank you anon. I'll check em out now.

>>2345340
I've rarely ever seen them in my area unfortunately.

>>2345343
Probably have to look real hard, their camo is crazy effective.

>>2345310
Well the important stuff has been said already but this thread >>2344578 has a bunch of mantis guys that can probably give advice if you ask

>>2345345
>>2345343
Yeah they're definitely around, I saw one chilling on my house a few days back. I live in mid city too so it's not like there's much foliage here.