Trying to mate a pair of D. lobata. finger cross....
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Hummm, nice green one!
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Andrew
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Good luck! 
They mated
Andrew
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Congrats. Do you know how long they've been adult?
Do you know how long they've been adult?
4 weeks for the female and 7 weeks for the male. I need to make sure this female is really not interested in food anymore before letting them together. They have been in the cage for 2 days and nothing happen. Today, the male finally decided to climb on the female so i was hoping something good will happen.
MikhailsDinos
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Very nice Yen!
spawn
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How long do they typically live once reaching the final moult (male/female)?
Based on my previous experience with this species, male live for about 3-4 months, but most of my male were eaten by female before dying of old age. Female will go on for a long time, easily 5-6 months. Only problem for me was female legs rot and broken after laying 2-3 ooth.
OGIGA
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Congratulations, Yen!
Thanks Mikhails & Calvin. will use this male (last one) next week to mate with another "killer" female. Wish him luck cos this female finds everything that move tasty!!
andy hood
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congratulations on the mating yen !!
Thanks Andy, the second adult female mated yesterday by the same male. Hopefully there will be some good fertile ooth produced by either of the mated female soon.
After more than 3 weeks, the first female finally layed an ooth now the long wait for it to hatch...hopefully
now the long wait for it to hatch...hopefully
Mantida
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After more than 3 weeks, the first female finally layed an ooth
Congratulations Yen!Is this your 2nd or 3rd generation?
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Andrew
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Awesome, congrats! Glad to see this species will start becoming more popular.
Thanks! This is my P stock (breeding stock). I kept this species two years ago. Female mated but produced infertile ooth and i couldn't continue this species. So i am giving them another go this time. They are F1 from wild caught specimen.
Thanks Andrew. I can only hope the ooth can hatch this time, finger cross.
MikhailsDinos
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This is very exciting Yen! Congratulations my friend!
spawn
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This has always been a favorite species of mine. For some reason it's the most artistically pleasing I think from a cryptic point of view. I hope you have better luck with this new stock Yen, and continue to get them going for years to come. A full three weeks after mating comes the ooth, hunh? How many ooths do you think she's good for?
