time till first and subsequent molts?

[cinci]

i realize temperatures/food play an important role in this process so if you have any experience with temps/timetables i'd like to have an idea of what to expect, a week ago my chinese egg hatched and today is its 3rd flush (only about 10, first was about 40 second was about the same all spaced about 2-3 days apart, i released most of them as i had little space left) currently have 22 32oz deli cups with 2 mantises per, they're happily eating the hydei fruitflies i added and darkening up

 

[cinci]

well to answer my own queston they all started molting about a week after asked so whats that like three weeks till first molt?

 

[hibiscusmile]

Well u r good to go then! as they get older they talk a bit longer to molt.

 

[wyethia]

well to answer my own queston they all started molting about a week after asked so whats that like three weeks till first molt?

Mine took 10 days to the first molt then molted reguarly 8 to 10 days apart after that. There was one that molted reguarly at 7 days between and some that took far longer. The first one molted to adult exactly 8 weeks 1 day after they hatched, but most of them took a couple weeks longer.

Good luck! Chinese are one of my favorite mantids.

Wyethia