How long to wait for hatching? M. religiosa

[lazikade]

Hello!

I am attempting to rear the ooths produced by a wild caught adult female, who was caught while pregnant. The ooths appear fertile to me (though input on that would be appreciated).

They spent 2 months in the fridge and are now out at room temperature. My main concern is; how long should I wait before deciding they aren't going to hatch? I don't want to give up on them too early, but I've heard quite different reports on what the hatch time for these guys are (anywhere from 2 weeks to 8 weeks).

They were removed from the fridge on December 30th and January 19th.

 

[Mystymantis]

Depends on what species they are. But usually around 1-2 months depending on temperatures.

 

[Mystymantis]

But I would wait for around 3 months just to be sure.

 

[hibiscusmile]

some times they are slow, are they in a lighted warm room?

 

[calz]

Can anyone tell me if this ootheca is hatching? We’ve identified them to be European on this form. So far, only two coming out from what it appears. Sorry to jump on this thread, but it seemed relevant:

 

[lazikade]

Update! The first ootheca hatched last night or the previous day (I check them every other day, so I probably missed it!). I woke up to four babies, but one had to be culled. All three have their own enclosures now, and I'm keeping the ootheca around in case any more hatch eventually since it was such a small amount (I believe it got dried out a bit during dispause).

Apparently M. religiosa is difficult if not impossible to rear. As of now the babies are healthy and strong. We will see how things go.

 

[lazikade]

Can anyone tell me if this ootheca is hatching? We’ve identified them to be European on this form. So far, only two coming out from what it appears. Sorry to jump on this thread, but it seemed relevant:

I wasn't getting notifications so I didn't see this or the other replies! Oops! But it looks like they were hatching in your photos. Did they eventually emerge?