I got my ooth today... Hold Cold?

[dmina]

I am so excited... I received my "Italia "ameles spallanzania" ooth today... omg...so tiny!

I was told that it needed to "hold cold" for a couple of weeks..Then wet & warm?

Would that be in the refridgerator? (hold Cold)

Any input would be great...

This is the first mantis I came accross when searching for pet mantis...

it was fate...LOL

I am married to a short, bald, Italian man (32 years) I had to have it...

yes...both the man and the mantis...LOL

So now... I want to make sure I do everything possible to hatch this ooth....

Any help appreciated..

Hugz

 

[Ranitomeya]

It probably requires refrigeration and may require it for some sort of dormancy period. The best place to put it would probably be in the crisper.

Don't include any moist paper towels when storing it in the fridge as that may cause it to mold.

 

[soundspawn]

You can look up "diapause" for more information. In short, some specie requires a cold period (either a simulated or a real winter) as part of their incubation process. Since the European (Mantis religiosa) is one of them, I'd believe a European dwarf too based on region alone.

 

[mantisman 230]

You will need very small prey for the hatchlings, get some springtails for their first molt, and then go up to melanogaster fruit flies, and then after the fourth moult try Hydei.

 

[dmina]

You can look up "diapause" for more information. In short, some specie requires a cold period (either a simulated or a real winter) as part of their incubation process. Since the European (Mantis religiosa) is one of them, I'd believe a European dwarf too based on region alone.

OH... I didn't know you had to do that with the European ooth I got... I have just misting it every other day...and keeping temp at 77 degrees...

but I didn't cool it for a couple of weeks??

The person who I got the T, sinesis from said I could just put it in my garden and it would hatch this year... but it is too close to winter here... I will put them out next spring, enjoy them through the winter.

 

[PlayingMantis]

Awesome! This is the first time I've heard of Ameles spallanzania - sounds like something new and interesting.

I have no idea whether diapause is mandatory for this species, so unfortunately I can't help you much in that aspect. With Tenodera sinensis, diapause is not mandatory, though unless you want hundreds of babies in the middle of January (happened to me!) it's best to diapause. I did try to overwinter a European ooth along with the Chinese ooth, but it never hatched because it was a dud. Brunneria borealis is another "diapause optional" ooth. If you diapause it, most of the nymphs will hatch within a couple of days, but if you don't diapause, you will get 1-2 nymphs every week or two, for a few months.

 

[dmina]

Ok..so I finally got a minute to post a picture

Now, is this a real ooth? It is so tiny!..







I sure hope I wasn't punked...hehe

now we hurry up and wait... tic toc .. tic...toc..

 

[dmina]

This is what they are supposed to look like when they grow up...







Just thought I would share.. the suspense...

 

[hibiscusmile]

Yea its real, lucky girl, I don't know about the dispause, but good luck with them, maybe Master Yen will tell us.

 

[dmina]

Thank you...I am so excited I finally found this little guys Fingers crossed...

 

[Domanating]

Where did you get this ooth from and how was it kept?

For wild ooths originating in Italy the Diapause period is long gone.

 

[dmina]

This is how the guy told me to prep it... for three to four weeks misting often..

Then wet and warm...

 

[Crazy4mantis]

I have no experience with this species, but they look tiny! the babies will probably be about the size of a fruit fly. good luck with them.

 

[soundspawn]

You probably want to buy some springtails or have a local source lined up for pinheads - last thing you want is to have your only food be too big and need to wait 5 days while they starve :/

 

[mantisman 230]

The Brunners mantis is picky about diapause, its has to be about 50 degrees or so, but for ameles, diapause is probably a good idea.

 

[dmina]

You probably want to buy some springtails or have a local source lined up for pinheads - last thing you want is to have your only food be too big and need to wait 5 days while they starve :/

Yeah.. I have springtail culture coming Tuesday next week.. and I want to start pinhead breeding container.. next .. as soon as I get the crickets happy!

They are finally starting to chirp