Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Mantid Discussions
Breeding & Nymph Care
Egg case help?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Mantidforum:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="River Dane" data-source="post: 331606" data-attributes="member: 10104"><p>Chinese mantises are easy to hatch. Just put them outside where they’d hatch in the wild or keep them at room temp and mist once every few days.</p><p></p><p>Most if the time when I used to hatch Chinese ooths from a garden center, there would only be about 20-40 per ooth, so I wouldn’t be too worried about them going into the 100s, but it’s possible. Some people let them cannibalize to simultaneously control the population, and allow the healthier nymphs to survive. Otherwise they’d make decent feeders. You could also sell them/give some away here or to other mantis keepers online.</p><p></p><p>Separating them is a pain, so I would suggest doing it outside since a couple might slip past you. You might be able to get them to L2 with minimal cannibalism, but there’ll probably still be some loss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="River Dane, post: 331606, member: 10104"] Chinese mantises are easy to hatch. Just put them outside where they’d hatch in the wild or keep them at room temp and mist once every few days. Most if the time when I used to hatch Chinese ooths from a garden center, there would only be about 20-40 per ooth, so I wouldn’t be too worried about them going into the 100s, but it’s possible. Some people let them cannibalize to simultaneously control the population, and allow the healthier nymphs to survive. Otherwise they’d make decent feeders. You could also sell them/give some away here or to other mantis keepers online. Separating them is a pain, so I would suggest doing it outside since a couple might slip past you. You might be able to get them to L2 with minimal cannibalism, but there’ll probably still be some loss. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Mantid Discussions
Breeding & Nymph Care
Egg case help?
Top