pizzuti
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I have one wild-caught European female who became an adult about a month and a half ago. She is very fat, and hasn't eaten anything in over two weeks; I'm assuming its because there's no room in her abdomen for more food. She used to eat voraciously, and slowly cut back to eating only parts of her prey and then nothing as her abdomen became taught. She mated about 2 weeks ago, and I am waiting for her to lay her first ooth.
In mid-September we're getting close to the first frost here, and I'm assuming the vast majority of mantids in the wild are laying their ooths. But mine, in her very well-fed and hospitable environment, hasn't done it yet. How long does it normally take? I am hoping she's very close, but 45 - 50 days in to adulthood seems like a long time to wait.
In mid-September we're getting close to the first frost here, and I'm assuming the vast majority of mantids in the wild are laying their ooths. But mine, in her very well-fed and hospitable environment, hasn't done it yet. How long does it normally take? I am hoping she's very close, but 45 - 50 days in to adulthood seems like a long time to wait.
