Success with Boxer mantis sp.

[ShieldMantid1997]

So my girl's first of 3 ooths has hatched! It hatched out 21 little guys last night, hopefully more will come!

It's amazing how small they are, pictures will be uploaded soon.

As for the mother she is still living and doing fine! She was mated 4 times to ensure fertility haha.

So that means my other two are fertile and will hatch over the next few weeks!

(she will most likely lay more)

Heres mommy and daddy at it for the first time when she was only a week into adult hood:

 

[CoolMantid]

Nice!!!!! I want this species some day

 

[brancsikia339]

Nice! Mine's still sub

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

They grow so fast brancsikia.

Mine shot up from pre sub to adult real fast. And the adult females eat like no other haha

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Nice!!!!! I want this species some day

Thanks! I highly recommend them they are awesome and easy

That could be today lol pm me

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

 

[agent A]

awwwww :wub:

 

[Malakyoma]

Mine should be hatching in a week or two I'm so excited~~

 

[brancsikia339]

nice! gonna need a male when i get my adult females!

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

i have 2 Brancsikia maybe we can work out a deal

 

[twolfe]

Congratulations.

How long did it take for your ooths to hatch?

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

Thanks

A little under a month, about 3/4 weeks i believe

 

[fleurdejoo]

So cute!

 

[twolfe]

I got a few purple boxer ooths from a friend, and one of them hatched this morning. I don't know if it's the same species that you have. There are only ten, but they sure are cute and so tiny.

Did yours start out orange/red and then turn dark brown/black within a few hours?

 

[Termite48]

Eventually I want to get some. Are they as small upon hatching as B. mendica?

 

[twolfe]

Eventually I want to get some. Are they as small upon hatching as B. mendica?

I don't know about Shield's, but mine are much smaller than b mendica nymphs when they first hatch.

 

[Termite48]

Tammy: That is really small. So far the B. mendica are the smallest hatchling that I have experienced. Due to heir size and my lack of experience with them, I lost a few due to mishandling them and also due to some experimenting with the way to raise them. So far at L-1 and L-2 they are more easy to deal with in a small cup with excelsior. I love them. They are gradually all molting as they should.

Your friend,

Rich

 

[SilentDeviL]

Tammy: That is really small. So far the B. mendica are the smallest hatchling that I have experienced. Due to heir size and my lack of experience with them, I lost a few due to mishandling them and also due to some experimenting with the way to raise them. So far at L-1 and L-2 they are more easy to deal with in a small cup with excelsior. I love them. They are gradually all molting as they should.

Your friend,

Rich

Keep it up Rich u can do it ..

 

[hierodula]

Heehee :stuart: :wub: ^_^ theyre so cute and small its making me laugh!