MATING PROBLEMS!

[idolomantis]

ok so the firsts times mating tenodera, the male freaked and rrunned away.

The female only sits stil on a hangin surface, otherwise shewonders around till she found something to hang on.

What just happend is: i placed the male behind the female and gave her a locust,

1st approach: when he finally was on her back he freaked and flew away.

2nd approach: he got distracted by the moving locust and wondered off.

3rd approach: he was on her back but he just wondered off again.

4th approach: he closed in but turned around.

then i exploded and quited trying.

the male is 4,5 weeks adult.

the female 5,5 weeks adult.

she's spreading sexpheromons already.

But that damn male doesnt want to mate or something.

i tried 4 times over 1,5 weeks but he always got distracted by something :angry:

if i place him in her enclosure(or other way arround) he would of been eaten before he can approach.

the female wont stop eating till she explode.

###### do i have to do to get him on her back dammit?!

Now what?

 

[Mantis_Whisper]

Wow... I've never really had this much trouble with them.

Maybe wait a bit, he might still be skittish. The males are really whimpy sometimes, and other times they do what you what them to do.... but two weeks late. :huh:

 

[idolomantis]

Wow... I've never really had this much trouble with them. Maybe wait a bit, he might still be skittish. The males are really whimpy sometimes, and other times they do what you what them to do.... but two weeks late. :huh:

upon the time he mated her my female made an infertile ooth and i'll have a wizard beard

 

[Rob Byatt]

You are doing it completely the wrong way around mate

You should ALWAYS settle the male in the enclosure for a while and introduce the female infrot of him. Remember mantids respond to movement

 

[Birdfly]

Doh, i wanted to say that :lol:

 

[idolomantis]

You are doing it completely the wrong way around mate You should ALWAYS settle the male in the enclosure for a while and introduce the female infrot of him. Remember mantids respond to movement

Already tried that, rob. I did exactly what morpheus told me but as soon as he saw her, he freaked away.

I just placed them in a plant in my room, he jumped on her back and i tought i finally did it.. but no.

he flew off again.

i placed them again in that tree, and they will be there the next 24 hours.

i'll chek every 30 minutes.

 

[idolomantis]

SHE F***ING ATE HIM BEFORE HE COULD MATE :angry: :angry: :angry:

there is always something...

i sure would be my foult but i can't hold myself when these things happens for the first time.

o well, ..he deserved it for being such a wimp.