Are These Plants Mantis-Friendly?

[Bex]

Hey guys! Just wanted to ask about mantis-friendly plants. I'm probably going to have my enclosure empty for a bit before I can get a mantis in there (darn cold weather!), and I thought that, since I went tot he trouble of doing some nice substrate and a false bottom, I might as well include some plants!

I'm a big plant lover- I mainly keep Hoyas, but I have a peperomia that isn't doing too well that I want to take a cutting from. I also have a lovely little pothos. I'm thinking about either rooting some cuttings in the leftover leca (which is the other reason I bought it), or just sticking some cuttings in there. I don't want to include too much, but I think it would look nice.

So- are hoyas, peperomias, and pothos mantis-friendly plants? I did some looking online and couldn't find a solid answer. Most of my plants are deemed "pet safe" because I do have a cat, but I don't know if it's the same for a mantis.

Thanks!

 

[Synapze]

I've used pothos and peperomias with no issues.

 

[Firenkyo]

I like to use NeHerp's vivarium plant shop to check out bug safe plant types, since they're intended for use with anything you want to keep in vivariums. I've used a few Peperomia species and I've had no problems with my mantises!
https://neherpetoculture.com/plantsHere's the shop, it's a pretty varied list of cool plants.

 

[Bex]

I like to use NeHerp's vivarium plant shop to check out bug safe plant types, since they're intended for use with anything you want to keep in vivariums. I've used a few Peperomia species and I've had no problems with my mantises!
https://neherpetoculture.com/plantsHere's the shop, it's a pretty varied list of cool plants.

OMG thank you SO much! This is amazing- and ngl I am eyeing some of those plants for my plant collection, too... Especially the jewel orchids.
If I decide to put together a smaller enclosure, maybe I'll put some jewel orchid cuttings in there. I bet they'd love it!

 

[Firenkyo]

I've bought all of my vivarium plants from NeHerp and they've mostly been great! I did have some issues with the Peperomia albovittata 'Rana Verde' plants I ordered rotting, but all of my others have either thrived or died because of something that was totally my fault.

 

[Bex]

I've bought all of my vivarium plants from NeHerp and they've mostly been great! I did have some issues with the Peperomia albovittata 'Rana Verde' plants I ordered rotting, but all of my others have either thrived or died because of something that was totally my fault.

NGL I am majorly considering some of their Jewel orchids. I just made a little terrarium for my very sad jewel orchid last night, hoping it'll do better in there. But I bet a mantis or a jumping spider would look amazing in an enclosure with one of those...