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I have a wild caught M. Religiosa that has produced 2 ooths since I've had it. Is there any way to figure out if the ooths are fertile and will produce nymphs outside of waiting for them to hatch? Sorry if this is a noob question :)

Another question - how do I know (or will I never know) if the ooth has eggs or is empty and won't produce nymphs as I read sometimes can happen?

Ok, so it would be ok to leave it in there for 3-4 months then?

Thanks. I should have mentioned that in addition to releasing the nymphs to the garden I was interested in keeping a few to raise by hand. I was able to get the ooth out of the cage but in the process a little tiny part at the end ripped. It didnt actually rip completely - it just ripped a...

My first mantid (a wild caught M. Religiosa - I posted about it before here) just layed an ooth today. Now what? I want to take it out of the cage the mantid laid it in but it looks all squishy and fragile. Will it dry out and be easy to handle in time? I've heard you can freeze an ooth for a...

I'm feeding two adult mantids (1 very pregnant euro and 1 chinese) so I don't need to house hundreds of crickets at time - usually I just buy about 2-3 dozen at a time. I am currently housing my crickets in a medium size tupperware type container with plastic wrap tied around the top with a...

I played EQ for a long time but gave that up like a bad drug habit. There's nothing like raiding for hours on end to help the same 5 people get uber geared :( I've also played DAoC, Horizons and Runescape. I'm thinking about taking up WoW but will probably hold off on that until I have more time.