Pseudocreobotra ocellata breeding diary

[yen_saw]

Ah ok, i have seen the perlite. Thanks.

MJ your female looks like she will pop an ooth soon nice pics!

 

[macro junkie]

thanks yen..

 

[macro junkie]

well like yen said it was looking like shes about to lay and sure enough on 23/12/07 she laid her 2nd ooth..It was about half inch bigger than the 1st one she laid.Now im wondering..i have 50 nympths here.2 more ooths about to hatch and a ooth from yen in the post..hmmm thats alot of nympths..lol i better order 5 cultures and fast.

 

[macro junkie]

some ocellata newly hatched..there 1st bite of a flightless frutefly

 

[macro junkie]

update..

82 hatched..so far 82 are healthy..because this is my 1st time i wanted to split them up and count what happens and when.i feed them all 48hours after hatching..each one has eating the 3 frute flys..im going to count how mnay i loose when they moult..more pics coming in a bit..im off to feed them..see u in a few hours..lmao

 

[macro junkie]

[SIZE=14pt]update[/SIZE]

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Dec 10th 2007 they 1st mate successfully



Dec 12th 2007 - she lays her 1st ooth



Dec 14th 2007 - they mate again



Dec 23rd 2007 - She lays her 2nd ooth



Dec 27th 2007 - they mate for the 3rd time



Dec 28th 2007 - The mate for the 4th time,then she eats him after me not feeding her enough.He had been adult for months now and only had few more weeks left in him.So i guess it dosnt matter?Hes done what he needs to do.

 

[macro junkie]

L1

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[macro junkie]

had 3 deaths so far..here's one eating a fruit fly

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[idolomantis]

had 3 deaths so far..here's one eating a fruit flyclick to enlarge

cute the little wuggie wuggie is eating :lol:

 

[macro junkie]

Some have started sheding to L2..Heres a pic of 1 that has just shed..

L2

 

[yen_saw]

update..82 hatched..so far 82 are healthy..because this is my 1st time i wanted to split them up and count what happens and when.i feed them all 48hours after hatching..each one has eating the 3 frute flys..im going to count how mnay i loose when they moult..more pics coming in a bit..im off to feed them..see u in a few hours..lmao

Hey MJ, guess those net cages come in handy now that you have loadds of hatchling it will take hours if you have to feed them individually all by yourself! I only separate them 2-3 moults before adult. Sometimes i leave them all together until subadult, but not without few loses.

 

[macro junkie]

Hey MJ, guess those net cages come in handy now that you have loadds of hatchling it will take hours if you have to feed them individually all by yourself! I only separate them 2-3 moults before adult. Sometimes i leave them all together until subadult, but not without few loses.

guees what.i put them all back in the net cages..i didnt have enough cultures but now i do,i got 10 through the post today..i think i gone over board but with your ooths and my ooths thats alot of nympths.i have orderd 2 more net cages fomr mantis place..there going to come in handy..thanks for stoping by yen,

 

[asdsdf]

Wow....10 cultures????? I only have 2 hydei and 3 melano.

Even though mine have big tummies that make them hang horizontal, they love eating each other. <_<

 

[macro junkie]

Wow....10 cultures????? I only have 2 hydei and 3 melano. Even though mine have big tummies that make them hang horizontal, they love eating each other. <_<

well i have 5 ooths about to hatch so il need the cultures.2 walbergie,2 Pseudocreobotra ocellata and 1 ant mantis..as well as all ready having 80 flowermantis nympths and 20 ant mantis nympths i have alot of workl ahead of me.i would rather have enough then no enough cultures...xmas done me in and i nearly lost aload of nympths cause i ran out of frute flys..thats not happening to me again...i bought 5 wingless and 5 flightless cultures.oh i went over board on the crickets..bought to many..lol house sounds like a zoo..lol i bought silent but they stil make a noise? sqweek sqweek

 

[macro junkie]

ok most have shed,iv had about 10 losses throough shedding//i wont know the final numbers untill i seprate them at L3 ..Heres one that just shed to L2

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[macro junkie]

day 44 the 1st one has hatched.so far only 3 have hatched which i find very strange..why is this>?conditions are perfect.been misting every 2 days.70-75f 24/7...but i only see 3 nymphs.. :angry: this sucks.

 

[macro junkie]

3rd instar

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4th instar

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4th instar

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[Gruby626]

Great mantis - I guess I'm gonna buy those next ;D

 

[macro junkie]

Great mantis - I guess I'm gonna buy those next ;D

yer u should there great

 

[Nosr]

Great Diary MJ makes me jelous

Great species and Awsome pics

thanks for all teaching me as well about this species

i look forward to getting this species soon