Ghost mantis limit ?

[DaNuggetG]

I was wondering if I put together a large tank, what  is the maximum number of Ghost mantis could I house together?  I have all different sizes I use for medium reptiles and snakes.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Depends on the size of the tank, the amount of feeders available, the instar of the ghosts, etc. 

Ghosts are less communal than most people think. They will cannibalize.

- MantisGirl13 

 

[mantisfan101]

Any mantis will cannibalize, the only mantids that are communal are those that cannot physically eat anything bigger than themselves. These mantids have extremely smaller sized raptorial forelegs and include thesprotia and schizocephala

 

[DaNuggetG]

Depends on the size of the tank, the amount of feeders available, the instar of the ghosts, etc. 

Ghosts are less communal than most people think. They will cannibalize.

- MantisGirl13 

Thanks and I’ve read up on some horror stories about people coming home to one eating another . I have three ghosts now and I always keep flies in there. I separated the two smaller ones from the one that started to molt yesterday. I wasn’t sure if they would take advantage of that.