Stagmomantis Carolina

[beckyl92]

how aggressive are they towards each other L1-L3?

 

[yeatzee]

very

 

[beckyl92]

very

just ordered a ooth.

so you think its best to separate them at L1?

i have enough plastic cups i think..

how many hatch out?

 

[yeatzee]

Keep them together until you have an amount you can manage, than separate

 

[beckyl92]

Keep them together until you have an amount you can manage, than separate

why do hundreds hatch?

on google it says 20-60.

 

[ABbuggin]

just ordered a ooth.so you think its best to separate them at L1?

i have enough plastic cups i think..

how many hatch out?

I would separate at L2. You can expect anywhere from 20-50 to hatch.

 

[beckyl92]

I would separate at L2. You can expect anywhere from 20-50 to hatch.

phew. thats not too bad then do they take 4-6 weeks to hatch? (just double checking)

 

[yeatzee]

why do hundreds hatch? on google it says 20-60.

Where did you get this from? 20 nymphs, atleast for me, is more than I could handle, let alone 50ish!

 

[Rick]

why do hundreds hatch? on google it says 20-60.

Why are you looking on google for answers to your questions? That is probably the last place you should look especially when you have this site. I never seperate at L1 because it is just too many little mantids to try to care for. Unless you want to have 50+ containers you should wait until you get like 10 left.

 

[Katnapper]

These will eat each other in a heartbeat... from the start. But you can reduce cannibalism by keeping plenty of ff's available and keeping them well fed. They will still eat each other; but just seperate when you get down to a few more than you'd like to keep. (A few more, to account for losses from mismolts, unexplained, etc.).

 

[beckyl92]

Why are you looking on google for answers to your questions? That is probably the last place you should look especially when you have this site. I never seperate at L1 because it is just too many little mantids to try to care for. Unless you want to have 50+ containers you should wait until you get like 10 left.

im not sure to be honest haha. i always double check on here though.

 

[beckyl92]

These will eat each other in a heartbeat... from the start. But you can reduce cannibalism by keeping plenty of ff's available and keeping them well fed. They will still eat each other; but just seperate when you get down to a few more than you'd like to keep. (A few more, to account for losses from mismolts, unexplained, etc.).

will they even eat eachother the first day of hatching? because they say they don't eat straight away.

 

[Rick]

will they even eat eachother the first day of hatching? because they say they don't eat straight away.

Once again, get your info here. First day? Not really as they don't really eat the first day.

 

[beckyl92]

Once again, get your info here. First day? Not really as they don't really eat the first day.

ah thats fine then. i have roughly 100 nymph cups so ill just separate them

 

[Rick]

ah thats fine then. i have roughly 100 nymph cups so ill just separate them

Not what I would do but ok. You must have a lot of time on your hands to have that many cups.

 

[beckyl92]

Not what I would do but ok. You must have a lot of time on your hands to have that many cups.

its summer holidays and i have no job so yeah id say i have loads of time

they're just quarter pint plastic cups that i could easily make into a mantis enclosure.

 

[Rick]

its summer holidays and i have no job so yeah id say i have loads of time they're just quarter pint plastic cups that i could easily make into a mantis enclosure.

Point I was making is that many of us don't seperate species like that because there are far too many little mouths to feed. I just let them be until I have ten or so left. Now that number I can easily manage.

 

[beckyl92]

Point I was making is that many of us don't seperate species like that because there are far too many little mouths to feed. I just let them be until I have ten or so left. Now that number I can easily manage.

10s a pretty small number

yeah i probably will leave them to it. i was planning on keeping about 30 and selling them off, if i like the species then keeping some myself.

 

[Rick]

10s a pretty small number yeah i probably will leave them to it. i was planning on keeping about 30 and selling them off, if i like the species then keeping some myself.

It is but it is far easier to feed ten as opposed to 100. I made the mistake a long time ago of trying to seperate that many. I would only do it if it was a species in high demand like orchids or something lik that. It is your choice but if you have the time to feed hundreds then go for it.