creobroter sp male a little skitzo :o

[sally]

Trying go breed the girls, Cleo and Brandy. They have been calling for a month now. Brandy has laid 3 oothecae. Lord Barkiss has been adult male for about 2 weeks now. He just doesn't get it lol. The girls are clearly frustrated I will try again at the end of the week. All he does is wander around the girls . He has never even tried an approach. I need Frankenweenie, the male orchid to show him what to do.... :S

 

[Mime454]

Maybe he's just not into cougars?

 

[agent A]

keep them in separate rooms for a week and try again

mine is very horny but the females dont want to mate

 

[sally]

Maybe he's just not into cougars?

. maybe not ..

 

[sally]

keep them in separate rooms for a week and try again

mine is very horny but the females dont want to mate

. Yes I will do the separate room idea.

 

[sally]

Ouch!! Lil sucker pinched me lol. I am putting him in my room for a few days and I will try again. He must not be ready yet... The girls will have to wait LOL

 

[aychen222]

These are finicky little fellas.

 

[sally]

These are finicky little fellas.

. I am learning that fast. How is your little guy did he recover from running into the light ?

 

[aychen222]

No he started amputating his down arms and part of his raptorial. He seemed to be bleeding from one of those amputations and parts of his body were turning black. I put him in the freezer. It was a sad day. And it was on my birthday.

 

[ScienceGirl]

Oh, dear! Good luck, Sally!

 

[sally]

No he started amputating his down arms and part of his raptorial. He seemed to be bleeding from one of those amputations and parts of his body were turning black. I put him in the freezer. It was a sad day. And it was on my birthday.

. Oh no... I will try a few more times with Mr. Crazypants and then I'll send him to you.

 

[aychen222]

Oh no take your time, I don't want you to rush at all.

 

[agent A]

No he started amputating his down arms and part of his raptorial. He seemed to be bleeding from one of those amputations and parts of his body were turning black. I put him in the freezer. It was a sad day. And it was on my birthday.

That happened to an apicalis male of mine

Pheremone saturation is the likely cause

 

[sally]

http://youtu.be/hPOLUk5P_EM Yay!! Skitzo nutball male creo finally connected. Thanks Alex, I did put him in another room last night. When I brought him back in the room today he flew and it took me forever to find the little dickens. I decided after that to put him in the container this time and with Cleo not Brandy and he hopped right on. It has been 2 hours and they are still connected. Cleo just laid her first ootheca this morning right before the mating. Brandy has 4 so far , but of course none are fertile. Whew, now I just have to make sure Cleo doesn't eat him.... Oh and I apologize for the video quality.. I was afraid to move anything and just took it through the plastic..

 

[sally]

Today I tried him with Brandy. He is doing great they are still connected. I am glad that is done

 

[agent A]

How long did it take him to reach adulthood?

 

[sally]

How long did it take him to reach adulthood?

He became adult on March 5.

 

[Krissim Klaw]

I'm letting my boy Voodoo read this thread. He is still young but he is hoping to grow into a manly man mantis. I only just realized he is a he and not a she, because I'm horrible when it comes to sexing mantises. Hopefully I didn't scar his tiny ego with constant female pronouns.