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General Non-Mantis Discussion
Other Insects & Invertebrates
My Green anoles
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<blockquote data-quote="danl82" data-source="post: 331942" data-attributes="member: 10677"><p>Glad they've done well for you. They can be eager to mate but raising the youngsters can be tricky. She wont lay a clutch all in one go but rather a few eggs over a series of days, so you just have to keep an eye out for them. Expect them near the floor, either against or on bits of wood (depends what is in your cage). </p><p></p><p>Once you find them gently remove them and place them in a tub of damp vermiculite not buried just embedded in it, make sure they stay the same way up you find them (reptile eggs can't turn unlike bird eggs). Incubation should take up to 6 weeks at 26 to 28 °C (about 80°F, iirc). </p><p></p><p>Now having kept mantids you have an advantage with raising the babies assuming they hatch ok. This is because they need tiny prey and misting for drinking water, just like young mantids! </p><p></p><p>Fruit flies and/or tiny crickets should do the trick. They need housing seperately from the adults as they will cannibalise them. Some recommend individual cages as they can fight abit but I also have know some to just house them in a cage with plenty of fake leaves etc so they can get away from each other. Just make sure they don't dehydrate. They should grow fast. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="danl82, post: 331942, member: 10677"] Glad they've done well for you. They can be eager to mate but raising the youngsters can be tricky. She wont lay a clutch all in one go but rather a few eggs over a series of days, so you just have to keep an eye out for them. Expect them near the floor, either against or on bits of wood (depends what is in your cage). Once you find them gently remove them and place them in a tub of damp vermiculite not buried just embedded in it, make sure they stay the same way up you find them (reptile eggs can't turn unlike bird eggs). Incubation should take up to 6 weeks at 26 to 28 °C (about 80°F, iirc). Now having kept mantids you have an advantage with raising the babies assuming they hatch ok. This is because they need tiny prey and misting for drinking water, just like young mantids! Fruit flies and/or tiny crickets should do the trick. They need housing seperately from the adults as they will cannibalise them. Some recommend individual cages as they can fight abit but I also have know some to just house them in a cage with plenty of fake leaves etc so they can get away from each other. Just make sure they don't dehydrate. They should grow fast. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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