My Ghost Ooth hatched!!!

[Graceface]

After waiting 5 weeks the Ghost ooth I purchased from US Mantis hatched! So excited! I'm counting around 30 sweet, little nymphs. Just so stoked I had to share, and I knew you guys would understand 

 

[Mantis Lady]

Gratz on the hatch :clap: soon you need to rehouse them

 

[Graceface]

Thanks, @Little Mantis I just finished moving them to a new 32oz cup, with excelsior, bug ladders, and a hole in the lid for feeding. Talk about an exercise in mantis wrangling! Chasing nymphs around the mesh cube with a paintbrush begging them to get in their home, lol. Everyone is safe and sound, thank goodness ? I gave them melanogasters but haven't seen anyone as yet.

I'm such a proud mantis momma! 

 

[Mantis Lady]

Looks like a nice playground for baby mantids. ?

 

[Aristalochia]

Nice hatch, congrats! 

 

[River Dane]

Congratulations on the hatch! They’re such a nice little group. Definitely keep us updated on them!

 

[Synapze]

@GracefaceHow long will you be able to keep them in the 32 oz container? 

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congratulations!!!!! I had a ghost ooth hatch recently, but I only got six nymphs from it. The nymphs are now (as of yesterday) L3 and I have one male, 5 females. I have three other ooths I am waiting to hatch, and my female is laying another every week or two.

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

@Synapze I was planning to keep them together until L3 in the 32oz cup, will that be enough space for so many mantises? 

Thanks, everyone, I'm so excited! This morning they are calm and I got a solid count, 36 nymphs. Fun surprise: 2 new little ghosties emerged from the ooth overnight, giving me a grand total of 38. I have a lot of mouths to feed now ? good thing I'm swimming in Melanogasters, as I've had extra cultures going in expectation of the hatch. 

@MantisGirl13 3 ooth incubating? Sound like you will have a lot of Ghosts soon! Are you going to keep breeding them? I have 8 nymphs at L3 currently which I'm hoping to breed when they grow to adult

 

[MantisGirl13]

@Graceface Yes, I have three ooths, a bred female, and an unbred female that I will mate on Saturday. I had a successful mating last night with my other female. Breeding is very easy, and I sure will have a ton of ghosties!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

Another 2 emerged this morning, bringing the grand total so far to 40 Ghost nymphs! 

 

[MantisGirl13]

Wow! That is awesome, @Graceface!

- MantisGirl13

 

[PowerHobo]

Congrats on the hatching!

 

[Mantis Lady]

Cool 2 extra how are the little nymphs doing?

 

[Graceface]

Everyone seems to be doing well. They are eating the melanogasters and are quite an active bunch. No more new nymphs, so we are holding steady at 40. They are enjoying the excelsior. I think next time I will include more of it, but I was worried about overcrowding the enclosure and them not having enough open space to molt.

I've never kept communal mantises before so this is all new ground for me and it makes me a bit nervous to keep them all together, lol. I'm so worried they will hurt each other, even though they clearly don't ? I *do* tend to be a worrier, though

 

[Ziiggy's Insectarium]

Everyone seems to be doing well. They are eating the melanogasters and are quite an active bunch. No more new nymphs, so we are holding steady at 40. They are enjoying the excelsior. I think next time I will include more of it, but I was worried about overcrowding the enclosure and them not having enough open space to molt.

I've never kept communal mantises before so this is all new ground for me and it makes me a bit nervous to keep them all together, lol. I'm so worried they will hurt each other, even though they clearly don't ? I *do* tend to be a worrier, though

i will be in the same boat as you as im getting a ghost mantis ooth from @MantisGirl13 and a giant african twig mantis ooth from another person from a facebook community so nymphs will be every where lol

 

[Graceface]

i will be in the same boat as you as im getting a ghost mantis ooth from @MantisGirl13 and a giant african twig mantis ooth from another person from a facebook community so nymphs will be every where lol

Oooh, fun! Sounds like you will have a full house soon ? I was so excited when the i saw the ooth hatched, only sad I missed it happening. it would've been neat to watch. Maybe you will be lucky enough to see yours hatching!

 

[cwebster]

Congrats! Very cool.

 

[Mystymantis]

Congrats on the ootheca hatching! That is super exciting! Good luck with your new little ones. I bet they are super cute! ?