Otheca stopped hatching

[Mvalenz]

Think I know what the problem was. I had it under heat lamp. Even though I misted it regularly I think the heat had something to do with the low hatch rate. Same thing happened with my budwing ooth.

 

[Mvalenz]

This ooth is still hatching 3 days later. I think the problem was hydration. I had a large opening for ventilation and I think It dried them before they descended.

Here is a pick of the opening closed with paper towel. Got 17 more nymphs.

 

[Mvalenz]

Just thought I'd update. Day 4 (technically day 5) and it is still hatching. I counted 6 nymphs few minutes ago. Amazing.

 

[sinensispsyched]

Congrats! Hope the good fortune keeps coming!

 

[massaman]

you will have better chances in the future using 32 oz deli cups in the future on ooths and just put paper towel on the bottom and glue the ooths to the bottom of the lid of the cup and mist the cup and the ooth just a little and dont keep ooths under heat lamps as chances are the ooths would be fried and the nymphs would be crispy critters and room temp is ideal for most species as I always have used room temps with no real problems and only twice had no gos on ooths using a heat light source!

 

[Mvalenz]

you will have better chances in the future using 32 oz deli cups in the future on ooths and just put paper towel on the bottom and glue the ooths to the bottom of the lid of the cup and mist the cup and the ooth just a little and dont keep ooths under heat lamps as chances are the ooths would be fried and the nymphs would be crispy critters and room temp is ideal for most species as I always have used room temps with no real problems and only twice had no gos on ooths using a heat light source!

Thanks. I always thought I had to keep them warm. I'm sure that was my problem. The nymphs were dropping kind of low for a 32 oz deli cup though. That's why I moved it to something bigger. What about ventilation?

 

[massaman]

I just used the cups with the lids that I get from ordering fruit flies or other mantids and thats all the ventilation I need usually most of the time!

 

[Mvalenz]

I just used the cups with the lids that I get from ordering fruit flies or other mantids and thats all the ventilation I need usually most of the time!

Alright. Thanks.

Day 5 & 6: 8 more nymphs.

 

[Mime454]

Alright. Thanks.

Day 5 & 6: 8 more nymphs.

This is crazy! What's your grand total so far?

 

[Mvalenz]

This is crazy! What's your grand total so far?

Only about 45, but it's taking forever.

 

[Mime454]

Only 45? How many are you expecting?

 

[massaman]

ooths can have only so many and I never keep hopes up as ooths will hatch as many as they can depending on how they are kept

 

[Mvalenz]

Only 45? How many are you expecting?

Most people get at least a couple hundred. It is probably a blessing in disguise. What the heck am I gonna do with that many nymphs? Let alone with 45.

 

[Mvalenz]

Day 6 & 7: it's still hatching. Not sure how many but I saw several hatch out throughout the night. This is nuts. I should of named this thread "ootheca won't stop hatching".

 

[Mvalenz]

You are not going to believe this, but we are well into day 8 and this ootheca is still dropping nymphs. 1 has hatched completely and one is hatching right now and 2 didn't make the complete hatch and dried out.

 

[Mime454]

You are not going to believe this, but we are well into day 8 and this ootheca is still dropping nymphs. 1 has hatched completely and one is hatching right now and 2 didn't make the complete hatch and dried out.

Haha. This is crazy.

 

[minomantis]

I'm glad everything worked out. I remember when my ootheca hatched I got about 100 nymphs and maybe like 4 days later 2 more came out. It was the weirdest thing but yea. lol

 

[Mvalenz]

If you think that is strange listen to this.

Day 10: I thought my single nymph that successfully hatched on day 8 was looking kind of small tonight, but then I noticed there were two!! This on is clearly freshly hatched. It's still kind of white. Thought it was done. But it is still hatching. CRAZY!!!

 

[minomantis]

Wow!! haha!