minomantis
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Can anyone confirm or deny if a female mantis will continue to call after she has mated?
Calling after mating?
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Predatorhousepet
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Most of mine usually stop after a successful mating then lay an ooth and will start calling again in maybe a week or two but I have had more than one female continue to call right up until they lay regardless of how many times she has been mated.
I never paid much attention to this "calling" behavior. Mantids can mate multiple times. I don't know the specifics of how the eggs are fertilized but it would make sense to mate with many males to increase genetic diversity.
Predatorhousepet
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Yes, she will still be receptive even if she has stopped calling after a sucessful mating so you can mate her multiple times with several different males before she lays her ooth. Once she lays it usually takes at least a week before she starts calling again. I leave her be for that first week and wait until she shows signs of being receptive before attempting to mate her again (mainly for the safety of the male.)
