Lois15 Member Joined May 23, 2008 Messages 20 Reaction score 0 May 31, 2008 #2 How long does it take before the chinese mantids molt for the first time?
macro junkie Dead Leaf Mantis Joined Oct 29, 2007 Messages 2,743 Reaction score 3 Location UK May 31, 2008 #3 Lois15 said: How long does it take before the chinese mantids molt for the first time? Click to expand... from hatching to 1st shed it was 9 days..it took 9 weeks to get them to adult from hatching.
Lois15 said: How long does it take before the chinese mantids molt for the first time? Click to expand... from hatching to 1st shed it was 9 days..it took 9 weeks to get them to adult from hatching.
Rick Well-known member Joined Dec 15, 2004 Messages 15,907 Reaction score 583 Location NC Jun 1, 2008 #4 Depends on temperature, quantity of food, etc. Shouldn't take much longer than a week.
I iceman1609 Well-known member Joined Apr 16, 2008 Messages 77 Reaction score 0 Jun 3, 2008 #5 my chinese took between 10-14 days. they all seem to grow at different paces. i have 1 thats now huge molted 5 times whilst most 3 times. these all came from same ooth with same temp and food lol.
my chinese took between 10-14 days. they all seem to grow at different paces. i have 1 thats now huge molted 5 times whilst most 3 times. these all came from same ooth with same temp and food lol.