Ghost mantis female calling, ready to mate?

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Myrmecologist2

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It's been 1.5 weeks since she molted to adult and she's calling. Does this mean she's ready to mate? Generally I hear you have to wait 3-4 weeks before mating a ghost female so I figured this is a bit early, but I don't know much about calling. My males are still sub-adult and aren't showing much signs of an incoming molt, how long do I have to wait for the males before mating once they're adult?

 
my Ghost male Molted just over a month after the female, plenty of time for her to be "ready"

once your male molts to adult give him 2+ weeks then try putting them together.

feed him well and keep warm and he may mature faster, before mating be sure to feed her to the "gills" the week leading up to mating.

it can help to keep them in seperate rooms so he does not get all "meh" to her pheremones

 
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