MantidLord
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After tasting success at breeding my 3 Tenodera sinensis females. I ended up with about 5 ootheca total. I placed them on a shelf and misted frequently, waiting for the day that I'd wake up and see hundreds of little guys crawling around the tank. After waiting for a couple of months now, I decided to test the smallest ooth. I opened it up and saw the dreadful black eggs. :angry: Eventually I ended up opening all of the ooths, and they all had dried out eggs. I don't understand why this happened as I witnessed copulation and I made an effort to make sure they didn't dry out. <_<
Unfortunately this will end my chinese venture. They were an awesome species, and I wouldn't mind having them again, it's just I'm moving to New York soon to go to school and probably wouldn't be able to transport the little guys anyway. Which brings me to the silver lining part. I'm going to Cornell which is in upstate New York (where there's green!) and I got placed in the ecology dorms which allows students to have one pet (my tarantula) and 10 "small pets" (i.e. insects) . So does anyone know if mantids can be found in the area? It looks like a suitable habitat but I know the winters get ridiculously cold.
Unfortunately this will end my chinese venture. They were an awesome species, and I wouldn't mind having them again, it's just I'm moving to New York soon to go to school and probably wouldn't be able to transport the little guys anyway. Which brings me to the silver lining part. I'm going to Cornell which is in upstate New York (where there's green!) and I got placed in the ecology dorms which allows students to have one pet (my tarantula) and 10 "small pets" (i.e. insects) . So does anyone know if mantids can be found in the area? It looks like a suitable habitat but I know the winters get ridiculously cold.