Incubating ghost and spiny flower Ooths for the first time

[Cole 78]

You are doing a great job! Mist the ooth directly once every day or every other day and keep it at the temp you have it at. I have to agree with @hysteresis, you did go a little bit overboard on the flies... One or two cultures would have done the job!!

- MantisGirl13

Really? I’ve read multiple caresheets on this forum by very experienced members who directly state not to most directly. But you have hatched multiple ooths, so I will take your advice

 

[MantisGirl13]

Really? I’ve read multiple caresheets on this forum by very experienced members who directly state not to most directly. But you have hatched multiple ooths, so I will take your advice

I have found that misting the ooth directly softens it a bit so that it is more likely to hatch. 

- MantisGirl13

 

[omar morsy]

Maybe mist the substrate whenever it’s completely dry (almost every day) and every 2nd or 3rd day mist the ooth itself?

should I be misting both the substrate AND the ooth? Won’t it be too much? I worry about rot.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Maybe mist the substrate whenever it’s completely dry (almost every day) and every 2nd or 3rd day mist the ooth itself?

should I be misting both the substrate AND the ooth? Won’t it be too much? I worry about rot.

Good idea. You don't want to have too much moisture so don't mist the substrate too often.

- MantisGirl12