fertile ooths

[massaman]

just how many fertile ooths does a female lays before she has to be bred again usually?

 

[hibiscusmile]

She only needs to be breed once!

 

[Rick]

Once should do it. I usually mate again after a few ooths though it is probably not needed.

 

[jameslongo]

Good question, massaman. It's been playing on my mind as well.

So, the spermatophore is sustained in the female like male gonads, huh? Does that mean a mated female is pseudo-hermaphroditic?

I like Rick's thinking. Play it safe. Renew the seeds left on the shelf, so to speak.

 

[d17oug18]

is this true for all species?

 

[hibiscusmile]

Far as we know!

 

[PhilinYuma]

Good question, massaman. It's been playing on my mind as well.So, the spermatophore is sustained in the female like male gonads, huh? Does that mean a mated female is pseudo-hermaphroditic?

No!

 

[Rick]

I have noticed fewer nymphs hatch from the later ooths but this may be due to the later ooths often being smaller and not anything to do with mating. If I have a male I see no reason not to mate the females again.