Lol wierd Issue with ooths

[d17oug18]

Is it cool for a mantid to make an ooth over an old one? im looking at her right now making a double decker ooth, she laid one last week now shes going over it again, will this trap the inner nymphs from hatching? should i try to seperate the two once it drys? i thought this was a topic that would be worth knowing about just in case! =P

 

[PhilinYuma]

How big is your enclosure. Does she have enough room to lay them apart. Ghosts and S. limbata will lay them really close together, but not overlapping. Maybe someone else has miore experience on this, but I would leave them alone. You might do more harm than good by trying to separate them.

 

[d17oug18]

its a Crebroter Gemmatus(Creobroter Pictipennis) and i has plenty of places to put other ooths in different locations but it still doesnt, man ive never seen this before lol its the oddest thing, ill try to take a pic and post it.

 

[d17oug18]

here she is, double decking her ooths and the amount of space she has:

Tell me what you guys figure on this, im hoping she hasnt just killed half of her nymphs from her own confusion =/

 

[superfreak]

with only one stick in there, there really aint that much space mate! this happens regularily in situations like this. you can very carefully use a knife or simply your fingers to 'slide' the top ooth off when it is COMPLETELY dry. and for gods sakes, give her some more branches and maybe even a fake plant to hang out on!!

 

[d17oug18]

im trying really hard, lol im kinda hard up on supplies about now, its really hard keeping up with all these babies. so she did just get confused eh? its going to suck trying to safely seperate the two. Any other impute would be helpful, thanks yall

 

[tier]

If you can not seperate them, you will loose the basic ooth. And she will lay the third ooth on the other two ooths if you not offer a better environment.

 

[Rick]

Well she has really no other option. Since she will lay them on a stick just remove the stick and add another before she lays the next ooth.

 

[PhilinYuma]

Well she has really no other option. Since she will lay them on a stick just remove the stick and add another before she lays the next ooth.

There ya go!

 

[Andredesz]

There ya go!

Wait at least a few days, that ooth needs to be really dry and brittle, and then try to pop the top one off. But def take that stick out and add a fresh one. I have never seen that happen, it was cool to see a photo of it!

 

[Rick]

Wait at least a few days, that ooth needs to be really dry and brittle, and then try to pop the top one off. But def take that stick out and add a fresh one. I have never seen that happen, it was cool to see a photo of it!

He can try to seperate them but it may damage one or both. Either way you gotta try.

 

[jameslongo]

im trying really hard, lol im kinda hard up on supplies about now, its really hard keeping up with all these babies.

It's too hard to get another stick?

 

[superfreak]

yeah, the fake flower is a secondary option. get a few sticks in there for her of vaying thickness.

 

[Emile.Wilson]

or just remove stick, then replace, or cut ooth off of stick.

 

[d17oug18]

i did it lol i took out the stick and put in a fresh one, ill try to take the ooth off tomorrow mid day.

 

[d17oug18]

wow the main one feel off the stick like nothing, and the doubled one seperated just as easy, WAY easier than i thought, they just... feel apart lol SWEET =P

 

[PhilinYuma]

wow the main one feel off the stick like nothing, and the doubled one seperated just as easy, WAY easier than i thought, they just... feel apart lol SWEET =P

Great! And you've already glued them up the and put them somewhere safe, right?

 

[Katnapper]

Great! And you've already glued them up the and put them somewhere safe, right?

Yeah, Doug... don't do like Phil and drop them, especially if your house is a little disorganized. You may never find them again! :lol:

 

[PhilinYuma]

Yeah, Doug... don't do like Phil and drop them, especially if your house is a little disorganized. You may never find them again! :lol:

That's right, I was speaking from experience! By the way, Katt, I found that ooth, it had hidden under my armchair with half a pair of sox and a USB cord!