Mantis babies are hatching!!!

[coldbloodedAL]

Just got a text from the gf that said " We have babies!" And i was confused since we only have males. But she was talking about the mantis! this is pretty exciting considering I was about ready to throw that darn ooth out, i thought it was a dud! Ill get some pics when i get home from work or maybe Sara will post some pics if she sees this.

 

[BeBoSON]

Awesome. I wanna see!! Lol

 

[patrickfraser]

Ooth hatches are always exciting. I have a Sphodromantis lineola hatching this morning. What species is it?

 

[CauseNAffect]

How long did it take urs to hatch, still waiting for some action with my ooth

 

[coldbloodedAL]

Awesome. I wanna see!! Lol

Im on it!

Ooth hatches are always exciting. I have a Sphodromantis lineola hatching this morning. What species is it?

They are chinese mantid, for feeders so i didnt want to get all fancy. I really like the ghost mantids though. I may get an ooth of those soon.

 

[reptoman]

How long did you have to wait? I have one that is labeled 12/10 that has not hatched yet and I was close to giving up on it. I got mine a mantisplace and its a chinese cup-o-mantis. You have the same?

 

[coldbloodedAL]

How long did it take urs to hatch, still waiting for some action with my ooth

Its been almost 3 months now I think its usually about 8 weeks depending what temps you keep them at. I think diapausing helps.

 

[laurie]

I have had some "cooking" for a good few months. The first one hatched while I was in CA, the second one hatched Saturday so they are coming along. My baby mellers like mantis.

 

[coldbloodedAL]

I have had some "cooking" for a good few months. The first one hatched while I was in CA, the second one hatched Saturday so they are coming along. My baby mellers like mantis.

Thats so cool! I have one more in the refrigerator im gonna pull out soon. Im hoping Morpheus and Oakley will take them. They came at a good time too i just ordered 500 bb flie pupae and deli cups

 

[VEILED89]

where can i get the eggs from

 

[coldbloodedAL]

where can i get the eggs from

They pop up in the classifieds on here sometimes or mantisplace.com

 

[TriSARAtop]

Just got a text from the gf that said " We have babies!" And i was confused since we only have males. But she was talking about the mantis! this is pretty exciting considering I was about ready to throw that darn ooth out, i thought it was a dud! Ill get some pics when i get home from work or maybe Sara will post some pics if she sees this.

There so tiny so I just got a close up on one for now. Some didn't make it but others did. Enjoy

 

[sdheli420]

first time i heard the "we have babies" from the gf, i had forgot to totally seal the aquarium they where to "hatch" in...well when i got home i was hunting ant sized mantids the rest of the night out of my room, LOL

 

[TriSARAtop]

first time i heard the "we have babies" from the gf, i had forgot to totally seal the aquarium they where to "hatch" in...well when i got home i was hunting ant sized mantids the rest of the night out of my room, LOL

LOL maybe I should go check on ours cause its not fully sealed...

 

[TriSARAtop]

Phew. They are safe!

 

[sdheli420]

Phew. They are safe!

hahaha, i was about to get a good laugh if they werent..lol

 

[reptoman]

I'm glad to hear that it can take that long to hatch. I had almost given up on mine. Can the babies climb smooth plastic surfaces easily? I assume they can so I will have to figure out how to feed them to new hatchling panthers in open top baby bins. Any suggestions?

 

[TriSARAtop]

I would assume so since they are climbing a glass fish tank that is even a little moist.

 

[coldbloodedAL]

I'm glad to hear that it can take that long to hatch. I had almost given up on mine. Can the babies climb smooth plastic surfaces easily? I assume they can so I will have to figure out how to feed them to new hatchling panthers in open top baby bins. Any suggestions?

Packaging tape around the inside at the top should work

 

[sdheli420]

they climb better than monkeys on crack!! they can also run, so they move and climb quite quickly, lol..i love mantids tho, hard to feed them off (i just ordered an idolomantis diabolica from ireland as a pet )