African twig mantis communal?

[The invertabrate]

So I am receiving tomorrow a pair of African twig mantis (don't know if they're adults) and I wanted to know if they can be kept communal.Also if anyone can tell me where I can get a good choice of praying mantids that I can buy online,thanks.

 

[Liquifin]

Almost all mantids are cannibals, I wouldn't keep them communally at all. The mantis species I think is the least cannibalistic is the Phyllocria paradoxa (ghost mantis). Most other species will cannibalize on one another though.

 

[The invertabrate]

Ok I will keep that in mind thanks

 

[Greasylake]

Bugsincyberspace.com carries mantis and I've bought from him multiple times
I've seen moonlightmantids.com a few times but never ordered from there. Mantisplace.com also carries a large selection of mantis, although I think they're they're priciest. You couldn't go wrong by going to expos either though. I've seen species there that i haven't been able to find online. The classifieds here on the boards are also probably a pretty good place to put up a "want to buy" ad.

 

[The invertabrate]

Thanks!

 

[rantology]

Hi friend, here's my list of mantis breeders I enjoy buying from:

https://www.mantisplace.com/

http://shop.bugsincyberspace.com/Mantises_c2.htm

https://www.panterrapets.com/collections/mantids

https://www.mantidkingdom.com/product-category/mantids/

http://mantidsgalore.com/

There's also a mantid-specific forum that you can use to peruse the classifieds and read about various species husbandry, http://mantidforum.net