not bad hey for someone that only started breeding few months ago.room temps are 80f 24hours a day..humidity is between 15-35%.shes been eating crickets.now i have my flys hatching fine shes living on them now./.the female has been adult for 11 days..the male has been adult for about 2 months.i dont switch the lights there on 24hours a day..mainly because all my stock is housed in my bedroom.soon as it warms up i have a shed to convert,,i will do 18 hours on 6 hours off then..so far tho i havent had any problems with 24hour lighting..i have many species..they all shed fine and eat fine.The reson i mayby successful is i dont work so i can put all my time in to it.thanks for the comments about the pic..i have yet to have a 3foot poster blown up..i must do that soon and get one framed..i been qwoted 80$ for a 3foot poster..with my camera u can print up to 3 foot and u still wont loose any detail.The hardest species i have bred so far is jade mantids..right pain in the ###### it was.this is one os the easiest ones i have done..after placing the female infront of the male he spotted her and mounted after 5 mins of me placing her in front of him..after another 5 mins they connected..its been about 1 hour and there still at it..
Hi
Thank you very much for your detailed info. That's great you give all this info.
I think
Pseudempusa pinnapavonis - a species which is in stock for about very few years, maybe 2 years now - has a lot of secrets we have to clear. Not many people are breeding them and had a lot problems to mate them afer the first generation. However, some people like me were lucky. I had lots problems with mine. The biggest problem was I only had one breeding pair. My female started to eat a little more and become fat with an age of about 2 moth, the male mated first with an age of two month, while the female was 3 moth old already at that date. Because I only had I pair you should not use my experiences. That is very simple because you need 35 species minimum for mathematically stochastically input (that is not my personal opinion but a scientifically must).
However, lot of people pointed out that the females do not eat correctly after beiing adult for about 3 month. On the other hand, other people pointed out that they can be mated after a time most species need.
Another point is that the conditions you bred them are just overwhelming:
I kept them COMPLETELY different: Short day periods, very cool, very humid, because no other circumstances seemed to work. Now you tell me you breed them like a desert-species. That is great and showes how much secrets this species has got.
I just hope that your female has noticed that she was mated and won't forget it. I'm sorry to say I know a lot females of different species which won't realise that they were mated if they are too young.
I cannot say anything concerning Jade mantis because I never kept or seen it - only on your pictures. As far as I know, you are the only one breeding it. You will become a great breeder if you construct a stock of Jade mantis.
Best regards, nice easter and thank you for information and photos,
tier
