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I bought an ooth from Tyler and he was quick to reply messages and very helpful throughout the whole process. Even helped me get a fruitfly culture to send with the ooth and sent some free moss :) Hope to do business with him again and will definitely recommend him to others. 

Well there was another that managed to emerge, but died while on its thread and didn't "molt" out :S I saw the others in there and they looked fully formed to me. The high temps here must've sped up their development, I'm guessing.

The otheca only hatched one nymph, despite it being quite long /: I opened it and saw the others, which didn't make it out. I'm sure there were at least 100 in there ): What could have caused this? I have been spraying it daily and even then I think the ambient humidity here is quite high. The...

Guys, 1 more question. Just being a little paranoid, but is there any chance that a female might lay an ooth on top of another previously laid ooth? My female is still in the same container with her ooth, and I am guessing that she may lay another soon, as she has stopped feeding yet again :P

I put in a long leaf yesterday and woke up today to see an ooth has been laid on the wall :) thanks people!

I'm afraid that she might lay on a leaf that might just die off later ._.

Okay, I will leave her as she is then. She is in a tall plastic container with lots of holes punched into its sides :)

Yeah, she has been climbing around, so I put a twig in for her. Thanks for the replies ^^

Alright, thanks for your replies guys :) it's just batting the feeders away and also caught a fly, but dropped it after eating a leg.

Hi people, Malaysian here :) Just wondering, do orchid mantids stop eating prior to laying ooths?