Jay
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[SIZE=medium]Just a quick question for those of you who are in the know…[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Some of my fondest memories of growing up were going to the San Francisco insect zoo and seeing the mantids in the enclosures there. The majority of the time the enclosures were made so that the mantids blended into the scenery.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Each time I came all I saw were multiple 5+ adult female mantids, such as deroplatys or other species living together without any issues. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Now to my question: Given enough room and foliage, is it common adult females to be kept together in the same enclosure or is this possible with only a few species? Is this only possible if there is a ton of smaller live food available for them to grab whenever they want?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Some of my fondest memories of growing up were going to the San Francisco insect zoo and seeing the mantids in the enclosures there. The majority of the time the enclosures were made so that the mantids blended into the scenery.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Each time I came all I saw were multiple 5+ adult female mantids, such as deroplatys or other species living together without any issues. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=medium]Now to my question: Given enough room and foliage, is it common adult females to be kept together in the same enclosure or is this possible with only a few species? Is this only possible if there is a ton of smaller live food available for them to grab whenever they want?[/SIZE]
