Quote Originally Posted by Indy View Post
You generally don't get "a mantis". You get in egg and hundreds will hatch out of it.
I'm aware of that and would never have placed an egg in a ball python enclosure.

I was speaking of exotic mantises that thrive under the warm and humid conditions we keep Balls, like an orchid mantis. Such are sold individually as mantids and can command fairly high prices for insects (by my lights at least).

Again, this idea has been shelved due to the opposition of the community.