enigmaticgnome
New member
Hi,
This is the first time I've tried breeding mantis. I introduced a male and female Giant Rainforest Mantis together (hierodula majuscula), they have both been adults for 4 weeks now. The male jumped on her back and gave her a bit of a massage. For the next 10mins I could see he was trying to connect and didnt. I then moved them back into a tank and came back a little later to see he had made 'contact', but 10mins later when I checked they were unconnected. That was about 5hrs ago and he is still on her back, he doesnt look like hes trying to do anything, just sitting there. She doesnt seem bothered, I did give her a large cricket so she wasnt feeling hungry.
Do I leave them to do their business? Or should I separate them and try again in a couple of days? How long do they typically need to be connected for fertillisation to occur?
Thank you in advance
This is the first time I've tried breeding mantis. I introduced a male and female Giant Rainforest Mantis together (hierodula majuscula), they have both been adults for 4 weeks now. The male jumped on her back and gave her a bit of a massage. For the next 10mins I could see he was trying to connect and didnt. I then moved them back into a tank and came back a little later to see he had made 'contact', but 10mins later when I checked they were unconnected. That was about 5hrs ago and he is still on her back, he doesnt look like hes trying to do anything, just sitting there. She doesnt seem bothered, I did give her a large cricket so she wasnt feeling hungry.
Do I leave them to do their business? Or should I separate them and try again in a couple of days? How long do they typically need to be connected for fertillisation to occur?
Thank you in advance