Keep a Praying Mantis with a Ball Python?

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Originally Posted by Sonny1318

Ever seen a Mantis eat a bird, Google, just Google. Not sure it would be wise at all. I know I wouldn’t, and my daughter and I keep Mantis’s every summer. In a separate container. Maybe nothing would happen at all. But then again, is it worth it?

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I thought the were creepy before ... They eat birds!:O that's why I love caterpillars and walking sticks :gj: but not as pets ;)

They're neat bugs, I've hatched more than a couple. They're really expensive considering their months long lifespan. They make most snake morphs look downright cheap in comparison.

A $1k pet snake that lives 20 years only costs 40 cents a month, ignoring feed and care. The bugs can run 10-100 a month :)

I think praying mantises are cool, but I've only admired them in my yard, never tried keeping them. I've never heard of any that could eat birds though...:O

(I'm in the same camp as the others btw, I wouldn't keep them in with my snakes either...)