December Mourning
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My first mantid (a wild caught M. Religiosa - I posted about it before here) just layed an ooth today. Now what?
I want to take it out of the cage the mantid laid it in but it looks all squishy and fragile. Will it dry out and be easy to handle in time?
I've heard you can freeze an ooth for a couple of months to delay it hatching, is this true? I was thinking about doing that and letting it hatch in time for spring so I could unleash lots of nymphs on my vegetable garden.
What about conditions it needs to hatch? Do I need to mist the ooth or keep it under a heat lamp of some sort?
I want to take it out of the cage the mantid laid it in but it looks all squishy and fragile. Will it dry out and be easy to handle in time?
I've heard you can freeze an ooth for a couple of months to delay it hatching, is this true? I was thinking about doing that and letting it hatch in time for spring so I could unleash lots of nymphs on my vegetable garden.
What about conditions it needs to hatch? Do I need to mist the ooth or keep it under a heat lamp of some sort?