Theopropus elegans

[sbugir]

Congrats

 

[sufistic]

Congrats

Many thanks lemmiwinks.

 

[mantisfart2]

Congratulations on pairing and getting them to connect good luck with the other females, hope all goes well.

 

[sufistic]

Congratulations on pairing and getting them to connect good luck with the other females, hope all goes well.

Many thanks mantisfart2. That's a funny name.

 

[ABbuggin]

Make sure you give the male at least 3 days until he mated again. You want him to get is "supply" charged up.

 

[sufistic]

Make sure you give the male at least 3 days until he mated again. You want him to get is "supply" charged up.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[sufistic]

One of the females laid an ooth this morning.

 

[sbugir]

Congrats

I noticed on your sig, that you have 7 females... Did the male not make it ?

 

[sufistic]

Congrats I noticed on your sig, that you have 7 females... Did the male not make it ?

Yeah he died after mating with only one female. I'm just hoping that the rest of the females were mated in the wild. This particular female was probably mated in the wild and the ooth does look fertile. The difference between a T.elegans fertile and infertile ooth can be seen here.

Any ooths I get from this current stock will not be for sale just to be cautious in case any ooths aren't fertile. But if ooths from this stock does hatch, then the 2nd generation ooths/nymphs will be for sale.

 

[sbugir]

Yeah he died after mating with only one female. I'm just hoping that the rest of the females were mated in the wild. This particular female was not mated in the wild but the ooth does look fertile. The difference between a T.elegans fertile and infertile ooth can be seen here.Any ooths I get from this current stock will not be for sale just to be cautious in case any ooths aren't fertile. But if ooths from this stock does hatch, then the 2nd generation ooths/nymphs will be for sale.

Sorry to hear about the male. Very cool nontheless. Good luck in your endeavors.

 

[sufistic]

Sorry to hear about the male. Very cool nontheless. Good luck in your endeavors.

Many thanks lemmiwinks. We got one confirmed mating from the male before he died. If the rest aren't fertile, at least the ooths from that one female would be. Wish us luck so that we could distribute these for culture and hopefully let it be as common as the Orchid these days.

 

[cloud jaguar]

Wow, those elegans have cool googly eyes!

 

[sufistic]

Wow, those elegans have cool googly eyes!

They're the most animated species of mantids I've ever kept. Wish us luck so that you could get a hand on some of them.

 

[Katnapper]

Best of luck with your T. elegans. Hopefully at least some of the others will have been already fertilized in the wild. I guess time will tell. Again, best wishes!

 

[kamakiri]

Cool...nice 'happy face' markings on the back. Good luck to you and your girls!

 

[sufistic]

Best of luck with your T. elegans. Hopefully at least some of the others will have been already fertilized in the wild. I guess time will tell. Again, best wishes!

Thanks Becky. I could try and find some males in some nature reserves here but they're too tiny to spot and very fast. If I don't get a 2nd generation from what I have now, I'm going to Malaysia again for sure and get the natives to help. Hopefully I can breed these for a few generations. That one confirmed mated female is my main hope.

Cool...nice 'happy face' markings on the back. Good luck to you and your girls!

Yeah smiley face mantids lol. Thanks kamakiri.

 

[C.way]

wow, congratulation