Well my Euro died a few months ago. I knew it was coming as she was really starting to slow down; to be quite honest I probably should have euthanized her before she died but what's done is done.
Anyway before she died she laid a couple of ooths about a week and a half apart. I stuck them both in the fridge for about a month and a half or two months (I made a thread about this, it's down towards the middle/bottom of the page) and now have them placed in a five gallon tank with a screen top at room temp.
They've probably been out of the fridge for about a month now. I know it's way too early to throw them out but at what point do I know for sure if they are duds?
She was my first Mantis and was totally cool to keep and I look forward to keeping another one (maybe if I'm lucky I'll have more than I can handle).
Thanks in advance!
Anyway before she died she laid a couple of ooths about a week and a half apart. I stuck them both in the fridge for about a month and a half or two months (I made a thread about this, it's down towards the middle/bottom of the page) and now have them placed in a five gallon tank with a screen top at room temp.
They've probably been out of the fridge for about a month now. I know it's way too early to throw them out but at what point do I know for sure if they are duds?
She was my first Mantis and was totally cool to keep and I look forward to keeping another one (maybe if I'm lucky I'll have more than I can handle).
Thanks in advance!
Typically I find that 2 months is a good wait. Also depending on the species half of an Ooth can hatch and the other half will hatch a week or 2 later. Yept that's been my experience. 
