partial oothecae ??

[dlemmings]

my Ghost female laid a light green foamy mass about the size of a corn kernel. she seems to be slowly working on a different one now.

so is there something wrong? should i risk disturbing her by feeding her?

I am really troubled by the tiny ooth if that is what it is.

it was i bit chilly overnight so I have turned on the space heater i point at my mantids to keep em cozy.

 

[ismart]

Has she been previously mated? Either way she is depositing foam, and possibly a few eggs. This usually happens to females that have not been mated. It's nothing to worry about.

 

[dlemmings]

yes, she was mated a week ago (i hope sucessfully). the ooth she is laying is now an inch long or so. maybe she was disturbed on the 1st try?

 

[meaganelise9]

Can you take a photo?

 

[ismart]

maybe she was disturbed on the 1st try?

It's possible?

It's also possible the spot where she started the first ooth turned out not to be to her liking.

 

[dlemmings]

still no idea how to post a pic

 

[minard734]

One of my mantids had this issue. It was a Tenodera which laid 3 of these I think. It had already mated so I believe it had health issues. This could just be because it was disturbed though.

 

[dlemmings]

she is done laying an inch long case looks like toothpaste (kinda) and the other before mentioned small corn-kernel sized deposit is about an inch away on a smaller shorter twig. i think she just reconsidered...lol.

now i am second guessing if the male did his job...just paranoid probably, but I have doted over them (and am going to trade my male for some creos next week)