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robo mantis

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i am hatching a European mantis egg and i may have done something wrong i put it in a jam jar in my refrigerator and i am not sure if something like it lost moisture or not enough air had happend i just set it up about 5 min ago but i am not sure if it is hatchable (i know it is fertile)

 
What makes you think it won't hatch? Is it covered in mold or something? If it's fertile and looks fine then all you have to do is wait and see.

 
I take it that you are asking what humidity would be appropriate and if the ootheca will hatch if refrigerated?

I have had a terrible time hatching European oothecas myself so I really couldn't tell you the trick to it. Now when I find them in the area I live, if there is a high concentration of them, I put them on other similar environments that do not have any oothecas. It seems that if they are allowed to warm up for more than a couple of days that they should not be refrigerated again. I have a feeling (those of you who have had success with Europeans can correct me if I am wrong) that after their cooling period that any kind of consistent heat source, even room temperature, will cause the eggs inside the ootheca to start developing. I have tried different scenarios in hatching my European ooths in the past but in the end I just keep European oothecas outside and let them hatch naturally.

 
it doesn't look moldy but i heard a long time ago that the eggs must have a good air supply ( i had had it in a closed jam jar) and i am not sure that hurt it?

 
Well you never know. Just wait it out and see if it hatches.

 

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