Got some breeding going on and nymphs.

[MikhailsDinos]

Big thanks to Becca's help, the owner of mantis place!

First pair bred two months ago, RIP. They mated for 4 days.

Nymphs from first pair, hatched out two days ago. Only got 9, so not a great hatch, but enough for me to keep them going.

Second pair. Male just molted to adult 3 days ago and female is 1 molt away.

 

[MikhailsDinos]

 

[sbugir]

Good luck

 

[hibiscusmile]

hummm, grandbabies :lol:

 

[ismart]

Very nice! I'm waiting for my first ooth to hatch too!

 

[MikhailsDinos]

Thanks lemmiwinks!

Yep and very happy to have grandbabies, finally.

Thanks ismart! Its extremely exciting to finally hatch this species out. Post some pictures!

 

[MikhailsDinos]

Update:

I only lost 2 out of the 9 orchid mantis that hatched out. I got exactly 5 males and 5 females, it was a male and female that died. But now they are breeding successfully. So I thought I would take a few pictures. Note: blue flowers are male and pink female.

The pinkest female I have ever owned. I had to take one of her "arms" off because of a miss molt. With a little help from me she eats.

 

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So cool, that pink is the most amazing! Any ooths or nymphs or just adults?

 

[MikhailsDinos]

Chase, just adults at the moment. But one of the females will be laying her first fertile ootheca in next few days.

So cool, that pink is the most amazing! Any ooths or nymphs or just adults?

 

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Chase, just adults at the moment. But one of the females will be laying her first fertile ootheca in next few days.

Best luck!!

 

[Ricky Ortiz]

That is awsome I need to get some of these anyone selling any right now at a good price?

 

[Katnapper]

Fantastic vivid pink color on that nymph! Best of luck with them.

 

[Rick]

Awesome. I had no luck my last two times with them.

 

[hibiscusmile]

Pink is the color of my true love s hair! lol! they are hard species to raise and breed. They are either egg bound or something all the time. Good wishes to you!

 

[MikhailsDinos]

Rick,

I know how you feel. This is the first time I'm having luck with them so far... "knock on wood". If I get nymphs we can trade mantis.

Becca,

I agree they can be a hard species and thats why they are the only species i'm working with at the moment. So that I have enough food to feed them. It seems they cannot go long without food as babies..... I always had so many other species in the past and could not keep up with the food demands. So if I plan to get more species, Im increasing the food supply. Easy said than done.

 

[MikhailsDinos]

Thanks for all the luck!

 

[Rick]

Rick,I know how you feel. This is the first time I'm having luck with them so far... "knock on wood". If I get nymphs we can trade mantis.

Becca,

I agree they can be a hard species and thats why they are the only species i'm working with at the moment. So that I have enough food to feed them. It seems they cannot go long without food as babies..... I always had so many other species in the past and could not keep up with the food demands. So if I plan to get more species, Im increasing the food supply. Easy said than done.

I must have been lucky a few years ago. I had zero issues. Now the last two times the femeles would seem egg bound and would lay little clumps of eggs.