Orchid timing

[RevWillie]

I was doing my best to slow down my male orchids, and speed up my female orchid, but...

9/16 male orchid molted to adult

9/19 female molted to sub-adult

9/22 other male molting to adult right now

Assuming that I can fatten up the female and get her to shed to adult in ~3 weeks, another 2 weeks be ready, and I slow down the males with 77 degree temps and feed them only twice a week...

Will the males live long enough or am I sunk as far as breeding them?

 

[ismart]

You have absolutely nothing to worry about. Male orchids live for quite some time. I have males live up to 5 months as adults. there will be plenty of time for them to get busy!

 

[Termite48]

I agree and have just done that with no slowing down at all, the males kindly waited for the litter mate females to grow up and have dome one mating and another is forthcoming.

 

[Mex_Ghost]

You can try to mate them whe the female is one week as adult.... and so on.

saludos

 

[twolfe]

My male that I mated in the photo below had been an adult for exactly 7 weeks when he mated with the female.

http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=22778&hl=&fromsearch=1

 

[RevWillie]

Thanks everybody - that's good news!

I might move the female to an outside screen cage in the shade where she can get the local 91d/78n temps.