Empusa pennata Mating Attempt #1

[Mime454]

Crazy.

 

[Danny.]

That is what it seems. It's possible I missed them yesterday since they blend pretty well. They looked hardened already. I guess we will see if they are fertile in about a month.

A month? I read it only takes two weeks to hatch.

 

[glock34girl]

Really? I was reading a month. I thought Yens journal said two weeks too. So, I guess we will know in two-four weeks lol

 

[Danny.]

Really? I was reading a month. I thought Yens journal said two weeks too. So, I guess we will know in two-four weeks lol

Yup two weeks...

 

[glock34girl]

Woke up to her having finished a third ooth! This is nuts!

 

[Mime454]

Really crazy.

 

[glock34girl]

Iam wondering if I should reintroduce today instead if waiting tomorrow for the full week.

 

[Mime454]

I would mate as soon as possible given all the infertile ooths she's laying.

 

[glock34girl]

Haha don't be cursin my ooths with infertility!

 

[brancsikia339]

Empusa lay ooths crazy fast for some reason

 

[mantid_mike]

Is it possible that they connected while you slept? I hope those ooths are fertile.

 

[glock34girl]

Is it possible that they connected while you slept? I hope those ooths are fertile.

It's what Iam hoping but Iam not getting my hope too far up, her wings made it tough for him. Lol

 

[aNisip]

Yens info on fasciata covers a lot of the events that occur in the mating and laying and hatching regions for this sp...like mate after five days lay an ooth the next and it hatched after a two weeks or something...

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http://www.usamantis.com/Efasciata_log.html

 

[glock34girl]

Yeah! Thanks! I found that and have been reading up on it. Basically keeping fingers, toes and eyes crossed they are fertile.

@andrew any thoughts in how to remove from vermeculite? Lol

 

[agent A]

Yeah! Thanks! I found that and have been reading up on it. Basically keeping fingers, toes and eyes crossed they are fertile.

@andrew any thoughts in how to remove from vermeculite? Lol

i personally would use a brush and brush it away from the bottom of the ooth

 

[glock34girl]

i personally would use a brush and brush it away from the bottom of the ooth

The vermeculite is pressed into silicone to hold the screen kit in place within the aquarium.

 

[aNisip]

Mist it with warm water and from the flat part of it (it looks like a triangle, so the flat part would be the base (or the flat side where she began laying it)) gently see if it will pop off... (don't be afraid to soak it with the warm water spray)...

 

[aNisip]

Also, you can snip the tips of her wings that are near her abdomen if next time you try mating and he doesn't connect....but I wouldn't wait a full week, put her in the enclosure with all the adult males and let them mount (how many ever want to) and it'll increase your chances of a successful connection...

 

[ladygigi]

Even though she has laid 3 oothecae, you're going to mate her again? :blink: That isn't gonna be like really hard on her? I mean, doesn't it take a lot out of them to lay ooths? Gotta remember, I'm a newbie around here and I don't really know anything, so I might ask some really stupid questions, but that's like the only way I'm gonna learn and find out. :smarty:

 

[glock34girl]

Also, you can snip the tips of her wings that are near her abdomen if next time you try mating and he doesn't connect....but I wouldn't wait a full week, put her in the enclosure with all the adult males and let them mount (how many ever want to) and it'll increase your chances of a successful connection...

Thanks Andrew! I don't know if I am gonna remove it or just is it as the hatching container. Lol also, regarding clipping, if read somewhere that if you snip the wings you run the chance of them loosing in their hemoglobin. Do you snip yours?