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Both of my mated, female Chinese Mantids laid an ootheca yesterday.  One laid a completely unrecognizable mass on the glass wall of her aquarium. She also has quite a bit of the hardened foam on her abdomen end. Will this egg mass hatch/ will it make it through a simulated diapause (In...

I was wondering how I could store oothecae in the fridge without them drying out. I had some last year that seemed to have dried out and died in the fridge. They were Chinese mantids, as are the ones I am trying to store this winter. I would leave them outside but the winters are too cold for...

I have two female Chinese Mantids (Tenodera sinensis) and one male. The male mated with one female but I wasn't sure how long I should wait between matings. I have been feeding the male to help him recharge but not sure on how long he needs.