Hymenopus Coronatus

[Mex_Ghost]

I was going to wait until she had 3 weeks as adult (as some people said), but I was afraid the male could die so, yesterday at night (my female was 2 weeks and 1 day as adult, )I try to mate them.

But I was unsure how to mate them so I did something like Rick´s post "My technique for mating mantids " and I think It worked.

saludos

Arturo Garcia

 

[Nepfreak]

I'm not an experienced keeper, but it certainly looks like it worked to me! Congrats!

 

[myzticalboi]

congrats! Looks like a connection!

 

[Mex_Ghost]

Thanks, I was waiting for them to separete, but after one hour I prefer going to sleep, and at the morning they were still connected, I hope after I´ll arrive home at night, the male is still alive.

 

[Seattle79]

Congratulations! Man, look at that size difference!

-Kevin

 

[kitkat39]

Congratulations! You've just mated one of the most sought after species in the hobby! =)

 

[ismart]

Congrats man! Hope she lays you many ooths!

 

[LauraMG]

Awesome! I can't wait to mate mine! Your female is gorgeous!

 

[Mex_Ghost]

Awesome! I can't wait to mate mine! Your female is gorgeous!

She has really beautiful colors, I got her from Polk21. Also I had 2 more nymphs from Becky but no males

 

[LauraMG]

She has really beautiful colors, I got her from Polk21. Also I had 2 more nymphs from Becky but no males

That's exactly opposite of what it seemed to be for quite a few of us! We all had males and no females. I got lucky and a very nice person helped me with a female. She's a subadult right now. I'm waiting for her to molt again

 

[Mex_Ghost]

and your male is... adult also?? I need a subadult.

 

[hibiscusmile]

She is so fat, did u feed her a human? :lol:

 

[Mex_Ghost]

Lately I was feedin her every day a cricket or two, in the weekend I fed her with bees, flies, moth, I wanted her to be ready ASAP.

saludos

 

[manzano167]

is the male still alive

 

[Rick]

Good job! Those can often be difficult to breed. Sometimes with those I find it easiest to just put the male on the females back.

 

[Mex_Ghost]

Yes, He´s still alive, He wanted more fun, they begun mating at 1 am, and at 6 am that I woke up, they were still connected, then I arrived at 10 pm and the male was over the female, but not connected. So I put him apart, cause I thought the female didn´t want more fun (even the male was drumming her back). I belive the male knew that It could be the first and last girl He was going to met.

 

[Mex_Ghost]

Good job! Those can often be difficult to breed. Sometimes with those I find it easiest to just put the male on the females back.

Thank you all, I´ve been reading a lot from all of you.

I was very nervous at first and so happy later. The male at first seems that He was going to do nothbing, I thought the female needed more time to be receptive, but after the female started to move, the male started to aproach very slowly, I made her move, and He was geting closer, then after a while He was touching with his antennas the back of the female. Then He put one arm over her wing, then one leg (I tought he was going to jump or something), then I made her move a little and the male made the movement, the female was going to see him, but I tried to distract her (now that I read this I think I was just nervous, may be they didn´t need all that, but I got just that male). Then the male started to tap her back, and with that taps She "begun to be receptive".

 

[hibiscusmile]

Now all shes gotta do is lay!

 

[LauraMG]

Thank you all, I´ve been reading a lot from all of you.

I was very nervous at first and so happy later. The male at first seems that He was going to do nothbing, I thought the female needed more time to be receptive, but after the female started to move, the male started to aproach very slowly, I made her move, and He was geting closer, then after a while He was touching with his antennas the back of the female. Then He put one arm over her wing, then one leg (I tought he was going to jump or something), then I made her move a little and the male made the movement, the female was going to see him, but I tried to distract her (now that I read this I think I was just nervous, may be they didn´t need all that, but I got just that male). Then the male started to tap her back, and with that taps She "begun to be receptive".

I really appreciate you being descriptive about your process! I'm soaking it all in to prepare for my female to become a woman! :lol: