chinese eggs

[robo mantis]

ok i have been incubating my chinese eggs for about 6 or 7 weeks and they are still not hatching? :? i had them in my refrigerator for the whole winter and i just hung them up like the last week of june or the first week of june (can't remeber exactly). i don't know if they are fertile what should i do to see if they are fertile (besides cutting them open)

 

[Rick]

There is no way to tell. Take one and using a razor blade slice thin layers front the front. Cut straight down. Remove layers of foam until you get to the first layer of eggs. If the eggs are black or dried up all together then it's not gonna hatch. If you come across yellow eggs or tiny mantids its good and should hatch. Removing a little bit of foam and eggs won't prevent the rest from hatching.

 

[robo mantis]

i don't know how deep should i cut?

 

[Rick]

Just thin slices. Cut away a little at a time.

 

[robo mantis]

ok i'll try it

 

[Shelbycsx]

So did you slice it open and find anything?? :?:

 

[robo mantis]

ya this was a while back and i gave up and opened it and the eggs were black (i think they were dry)

 

[Shelbycsx]

@ Rick: Would you recommend removing the exposed eggs/nymps when checking for life/death??

I'm guessing that since they got exposed, they'd die.

And therefore get moldy or something inside of the ooth if you don't remove them.

Would I be wrong or correct? Thanks:!:

 

[robo mantis]

dude this happened months ago

 

[Shelbycsx]

dude this happened months ago

What is it that you are getting at?

I'm trying to ask questions that have'nt come up in the past.

It'd be nice to help share information with others.

 

[robo mantis]

you have the same problem?

 

[Shelbycsx]

Not yet, but suspect it'll likely happen as I just came across 20 chinese ooths and 4 euro ooths.

I'm a noob, but unlike the 13 year old you guys wish to forget, I plan to learn as much as possible

prior to taking care of our little friends. Which is the reason that I might post on old threads.

I've been reading through the forums like crazy so that I don't have to keep bugging you guys with

all the "standard noob questions".:wink: But sometimes I think of questions that have not been asked (or i missed).

 

[Shelbycsx]

@ Rick: Would you recommend removing the exposed eggs/nymps when checking for life/death?? I'm guessing that since they got exposed, they'd die.

And therefore get moldy or something inside of the ooth if you don't remove them.

Would I be wrong or correct? Thanks:!:

Hey Rick, what do you think about that question?? Thanks in advance.

 

[Ian]

Looks very much like a Hierodula ooth actually.

Shelby..just remove any muck on the ootheca to prevent moulding...it is not essential, but I guess it iliminates the spread of fungal infection.

 

[Rick]

Looks very much like a Hierodula ooth actually.Shelby..just remove any muck on the ootheca to prevent moulding...it is not essential, but I guess it iliminates the spread of fungal infection.

It is. The pic was for reference. I chinese ooth would be no different.

 

[Ian]

No, although the Tenodera ootheca can be quite a lot more compressed in size. They also bear much softer foam.

Just for reference, if you want to check the fertility of thinner ootheca, I just use a small needle and pierce one of the sections. If you see liquid, then that is usually an indicator of fertility.

 

[Rick]

No, although the Tenodera ootheca can be quite a lot more compressed in size. They also bear much softer foam. Just for reference, if you want to check the fertility of thinner ootheca, I just use a small needle and pierce one of the sections. If you see liquid, then that is usually an indicator of fertility.

That is true however I have performed the slice method on many kinds of ooths. The type doesn't matter. The pic was for reference.

 

[robo mantis]

this year i got some positive fertile eggs from my mated girl

 

[yen_saw]

If you see liquid, then that is usually an indicator of fertility

You will see liquid even if it is infertiled. BUt it is a good indication if the ootheca is wild caught.