Hi, I will be getting some Hierodula membranacea mantids here soon. I am curious though once their mature enough to breed, do they only have to mate once. I read they can have many egg cases. Also, what's the chances the female dies afterwards?
Mantis breeding questions?
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One successful mating is enough to supply a female for the rest of her life, though the number of nymphs hatching will probably decrease with each ooth. If you have a male available you can mate them again after every laid ooth.
KuroKaze
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Typically yes only once and they will be fertile for the remainder of their life however most breeder's usually try and mate her again after a few ooths to make sure fertility stays up, yes mantids can have many egg cases, i've heard some have had up to 12+ in a females lifespan. Females live 4-8 months after reaching adulthood depending on the mantis species and how warm you keep them and how much food your giving her, she wont simply "die" from just laying a ooth, she will lay a ooth on average every 2-3 weeks after the initial 2-3 week waiting period for the female to fully mature after that last moult to start breeding, some species will lay every week though ^^
