Theopropus elegans mating

[psyconiko]

Hi everyone!

My Theopropus mated last week .

The male that fertilized the female seems up for another ride.

Should I mate them again?Or would it be better to wait until the female lays her first ooth?

Thank you!!¨

Nico

 

[patrickfraser]

Better odds to mate again for fertility of ooths. I am just guessing, but more is better. I hope you are successfull with them. I would love to see more of them around, but they are difficult to hatch.

 

[psyconiko]

Thank you for your reply!

I am used to mate my mantis more than once or twice(I mean as long as my males are willing to!).For instance I believe I mated my Creos 5 to 6 times at least!!Same with my Gongys and all my mantids.When females are fertilized I let them lay their first ootheca and then I mate them again and again and again :lol: .

But being a tricky species and having only 1 female I do not want to fail...

She stopped eating(which is I think a good sign) and she should start feeding again soon before laying her ooth...If she does not die of boredom(possible cause of death? :lol: )