Pseudoharpax going crazy

[agent A]

hello all, I am sitting in my room watching my male pseudoharpax virescens go nuts

He has been adult for 5 days, has not eaten since, and is at the top of his cage running in circles like a wild maniac

He has caught the attention of the creobroter, my male popa, and half of my hierodula, and is driving them all crazy

My female has been adult for a while, laid 3 infertile ooths, and calls continuously

Could she be the culprit? Is it time to introduce the oppressor and the underdog?

 

[CoolMantid]

Most likely. If the female is calling, and the male wants to come but it cant it might try to get out of the cage to get to the female. Try setting him in her cage

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

if he has been adult for five days he is most likely not sexually mature, or so i have been told, that you should wait 2 weeks.

 

[twolfe]

I agree with ShieldMantid and would wait longer.

Can you move the female out of the room to see if he settles down?

 

[guapoalto049]

Move him out of the room and try and get some calories in him. If he doesn't settle down, consider seeing a specialist.

Small species mature very quickly, so a week old male isn't unheard of for a successful mating. For instance, Creos call and produce ooths in a couple of weeks, while Deroplatys spp. make take two months to lay the first ootheca.

 

[psyconiko]

if he has been adult for five days he is most likely not sexually mature, or so i have been told, that you should wait 2 weeks.

Pseudoharpax males are ready to mate a few days after their final molt.

 

[psyconiko]

Move him out of the room and try and get some calories in him. If he doesn't settle down, consider seeing a specialist.

Small species mature very quickly, so a week old male isn't unheard of for a successful mating. For instance, Creos call and produce ooths in a couple of weeks, while Deroplatys spp. make take two months to lay the first ootheca.

+1

 

[agent A]

I shall move them

Im contemplating bringing 1 to school today

The oppressor is going in my dining toon for now

 

[agent A]

The 2 r a mile apart, he still runs and doesn't want a roach, but he isn't constipated anymore

 

[guapoalto049]

Get him in another room and close the door. Air is really stagnant in a home, and some say that pheromones in a stagnant environment can desensitize males! Keep trying, he'll come around

 

[CoolMantid]

Farther. Females release pheromones that are meant to go far so they can attract a male. If he doesnt calm down soon i think you should move the female OR Place the male in her cage.

 

[Psychobunny]

I have seen nymphs do this lots of times, run in circles, but not adults.

I would just put him in another location away from the others.

What is you temp? Sometimes if it's too hot, they will act crazy like that trying to escape.