I have some desiccata eggs incubating now, but I'm expecting more. I was wondering if mantid eggs need light during incubation and how important a variable temperature is (day-night variation). Would it for instance be possible to incubate them in a incubator, like I use for my lizard eggs? In here i can easily provide 80-90% humidity and a constant 28-29C. But there is hardly any night time drop and not too much ventilation.
ootheca incubation questions
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idolomantis
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Mantid eggs doesn't need to have special lighting so far as i remember 
You also need to wacth out with the humidty as you don't wanna let them rot.
If you going to humid them that high you should have 2 sides of ventilation.
But i DON'T have experience with deroplatys so it might be diffrent
You also need to wacth out with the humidty as you don't wanna let them rot.
If you going to humid them that high you should have 2 sides of ventilation.
But i DON'T have experience with deroplatys so it might be diffrent
No, Idolmantis is right, they do not need direct light, but a room light where they incubate wont hurt, outside the get sunlight, so I would not keep them in the dark.
