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Oh.....good to know. So I'm just gonna keep feeding here and see what happens.......exciting.

She laid one last night! Will that be all for her, or will she do another?

Both my chinese Matis have mated, I'm assuming successfully. I've watched them both times. But it's been about two weeks and they still haven't laid any egg cases? How long does it usually take for them to start laying eggs after mating? Hopefully I'm not doing anything wrong.

That's a good idea as well. How long after copulation will she lay her eggs? I don't have any sticks in the enclosure either....I should probably put some in there so she can lay the egg case on it........

And the part in the middle? Is that like the tongue?

I'm wondering if I should just keep the males in there with them seeing as they've done their job? If they're going to die anyway I might as well keep them in there in case they try a couple more times...... Thoughts?

I switched him with another male and that one connected as well. Came back this morning and they were both still alive and seperated. So far I've mated my two females with two different males. Each time took about an hour or so. Both males are no longer interested in either females. I'm...

So he was connected for about an hour or so. I came back in and he was still on her back but not connected anymore. I pulled him off of her and seperated them. Think it was long enough?

Is the hypopharynx like the tongue?

Yes! What parts are top and what parts are the bottom though?

Wild male is getting the job done. I'm gonna pimp him out to the other gals if he survives......how long do they stay connected?

Does anyone know where I can find a detailed diagram of a mantis mouth? I'm fascinated when I watch it eat and I want to actually see what's going on with all of those moving pieces. Any suggestions would be welcomed. Thanks!

I found him on her the right way today but they weren't connected. He was searching up and down but the ship never docked. Luckily I found a wild male that I brought into my enclosure. I'm guessing the scent of three females drew him towards my garage.

It's happened a couple times. Maybe he's dislexic?

So I'm trying to mate my two chinese mantis and I think my male is just into foreplay. The past couple times I've seen him try, he grabs her the wrong way? She's crippled so she's not able to really do any damage to him. I imagine if he were to try that with a normal female she'd have him for...

So my folks have a huge butterfly bush in their garden and it's always filled with flying critters. I'd like to go there with my net and scoop up as many as I can. Thing is, I'm not sure how to efficiently put them into a container, and then once in the container, how the heck would I get them...

I give mine water out of a dropper. Very, very easy to do.

Good to know. I'm going to wait a few days before introducing food to the other newly molted adults.

I never put her on the bottom. I put her on the side and she makes her way down there on her own. Usually that means they're ready to eat something. This is why it's puzzling me.

I'm just wondering why she is going to the bottom and laying there......