glass thickness?

[Hutton]

what glass thickness would be needed to keep a peacock? there is a lady on another forum, im the only one on that forum that has a mantis, she asked me and i told her i would ask on here, thanks in advance

 

[JmLee]

i think that in order for a peacock to be able to break or chip glass, it needs to be 6" or larger. I remember Dr Roy mentioning that somewhere awhile back ( correct me if im wrong Dr Roy ). Good luck. Also some people layer a sheet of acrylic on the bottom of glass tanks and a few inches up the sides of the tank.

 

[Hutton]

she said the peacock is 3 inches, what would be a suitable tank size for him that he can be kept in the rest of his life

 

[30mini]

Probably a 30 gal would be good comfertably. The bigger the better though

 

[psychodave]

I think 30 gal is bare minimum...something bigger would be better. I think when the tanks are 30 gal+ the glass is thick enough for it to withstand a hit from a mantis...i could be wrong though...

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

I have read where that putting a sheet of acrylic on the bottom of the tank would work. With a large peacock mantis ,i would'nt chance it.