scrattyrat
Member
um,
wasnt expecting this to happen! didnt even know it was a female to be honest. This is my 1st mantis and today i came home to discover it has made an Oothecae (looks looks like a cocoon).
i have no idea what to do here.. The mantis was fairly near adulthood when i bought it (it had one molt and it had its wings) and has had no contact with any other mantids in the few months i have owned it. Is it possible it mated months ago before i got it? Do they produce these even when they havent mated? Ive been searching through the forum for info but havent found much info yet. Will keep looking though.
The Ooth is on a vented area of the enclosure... do i need to cover this up to prevent baby manitds escaping? how soon may this happen?
Any help will be appreciated!
Many thanks!
John
wasnt expecting this to happen! didnt even know it was a female to be honest. This is my 1st mantis and today i came home to discover it has made an Oothecae (looks looks like a cocoon).
i have no idea what to do here.. The mantis was fairly near adulthood when i bought it (it had one molt and it had its wings) and has had no contact with any other mantids in the few months i have owned it. Is it possible it mated months ago before i got it? Do they produce these even when they havent mated? Ive been searching through the forum for info but havent found much info yet. Will keep looking though.
The Ooth is on a vented area of the enclosure... do i need to cover this up to prevent baby manitds escaping? how soon may this happen?
Any help will be appreciated!
Many thanks!
John