had a few questions about the chinese mantis. hatched a few ooths, released most of the nymphs when they got to L2 and have kept a few, now at L3. i have read that they molt about 5 times before becoming an adult.
(i have only lost one to a mismolt and am actually surprised at the very low mortality rate - but maybe i just got lucky this time around.)
how many times do they typically molt throughout their entire lifecycle?
and for perhaps a silly question, if i keep them super well fed, is it still too risky to keep them together, once they get past L3? so far no cannabilism at L2/L3, but i don't want to tempt fate...
shira
(i have only lost one to a mismolt and am actually surprised at the very low mortality rate - but maybe i just got lucky this time around.)
how many times do they typically molt throughout their entire lifecycle?
and for perhaps a silly question, if i keep them super well fed, is it still too risky to keep them together, once they get past L3? so far no cannabilism at L2/L3, but i don't want to tempt fate...
shira