Color morph experiment in Phyllocrania paradoxa (Environmental trigger).

[bobericc]

Also they may have spread through out africa, much like the chinese and mediterranean mantis is now naturalized to the US. im pretty sure they were first discovered in madagascar and have probably become naturalized to most of east africa because of their hardiness and general adaptability. But i could be wrong.

 

[JonRich]

The first clutch started to hatch. But i fear i was away for a few days traveling for work and the container remained a bit dry. There were 2 nymphs that emerged, but were dried and partially stuck to the ooth. I now have it misted lightly 2x a day to try to keep any others that hatch from succumbing to the same faith. Any tips during this time would be great.

~Jon

 

[PlayingMantis]

What color were the parents ?

Not sure, I got mine as L2s from someone else.

 

[JonRich]

Finally had a single nymph hatch, from the 2nd ooth laid. Still no activity from the 1st ooth other than that one dried nymph). I have 5 ooths total from this female.

Do they usually hatch one by one , or all together? I've seen videos of them hatching together , so not sure whats going on.

 

[CosbyArt]

Finally had a single nymph hatch, from the 2nd ooth laid. Still no activity from the 1st ooth other than that one dried nymph). I have 5 ooths total from this female.

Do they usually hatch one by one , or all together? I've seen videos of them hatching together , so not sure whats going on.

I imagine Ghosts would be like the other species I've hatched in that regard, the ooth got too hot and too dry. I hatch several ooths using a heating pad to help keep up the temps and had the same result - a few nymphs 1 to 7 would hatch at a time and did so for a bit over a month averaging about 2 days between hatches. Overall the total hatched count was way down too. Seemed the heat would quickly evaporate any misting I did, so the ooths got to dry, even when I tried misting several times every day.

I'm curious did you try a heating pad or such, or have high temps where you incubated the ooth?

 

[JonRich]

I imagine Ghosts would be like the other species I've hatched in that regard, the ooth got too hot and too dry. I hatch several ooths using a heating pad to help keep up the temps and had the same result - a few nymphs 1 to 7 would hatch at a time and did so for a bit over a month averaging about 2 days between hatches. Overall the total hatched count was way down too. Seemed the heat would quickly evaporate any misting I did, so the ooths got to dry, even when I tried misting several times every day.

I'm curious did you try a heating pad or such, or have high temps where you incubated the ooth?

They were all in the tank with the female. I just cut the branch with the ooth on it and placed it in a small deli cup with a breathable lid. The tank is whatever room temp is, low to mid 70's and i mist once a day. I even tried placing one ooth in a tank that is a constant 60% humidity.

Not sure whats going on but thanks for the reply. I suspected the first ooth was dry, but the second one was kept at decent humidity.

~Jon

 

[jrh3]

Mine always hatch a few at a time. But it sounds like yours have dried out. I always keep a moist paper towel in the bottom of the deli cup plus mist every other day.