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So I should take it outside? I have it in a ambient temp room with no drafts with a light on it that mimics outside light

She laid the ooth right as we were transferring her to a new tank, She walked away from the ooth after 8 hours and thats when we decided it was okay to move them both, was this a bad call? she is definitely refusing food, a cricket walked right up to her and tickled her with his antannae before...

Congratulations!!! How do you incubate your ooths? I live in southern california and just had my Limbata lay eggs. I was going to leave it in the tank which gets lightly misted twice a week. it is about 6 inches off the subtrate hanging under a branch. Should I move it to a deli cup? my tank is...

I am looking to mate my female limbata, does anyone have a male scurrying around?

I watched her build the ooth from start. Within the ooth I saw oblong orangish yellow "cells" being placed in neat rows. I got really lucky as she laid it right next to the glass for easy viewing. Does that help your guess at all?

I'm assuming she is L6+ due to her size. Does she have enough time for a successful mating?

Nice! My brother lives in the Valley, I love LA. thanks for the ID, from what i gathered my guess was a californica. Im no professor in land based mantids though. I have studied and cared for mantis shrimps while in college and as a hobby a few yearss back, but thats a whole different ball game...

Hey everyone, My name is Chris and im a 27 year old from the Inland Empire. Me and my girlfriend found a beautiful whitish/yellow California Mantis on September 4th since then we have kept her in a 3 gallon bow front fish tank that I used to house a nano-reef in. She is very friendly...