Unreceptive females/males?

[mantisfan101]

Just a quick question but is it possible that a mated and impregnated female will not be receptive to a male! I.e. he shows no interest in her?

 

[MantisGirl13]

Whether or not a female will be receptive to mating is not determined by if she had been mated or not. If the male shows no interest, try warming him a bit and giving him more water. Sometimes males are just stubborn. What species are we talking about?

- MantisGirl13 

 

[mantisfan101]

My ghosts. I think they may have molted last night but when my alarm went off I saw the male fly off her back. Tried reintroducing them but he just tried flying away. Perhaps trying in the evening would be better?

 

[MantisGirl13]

Ya, try in the evening to get them 'in the mood'

- MantisGirl13 

 

[mantisfan101]

I think I’ll wait until maybe Sunday or saturday to pair them since I just placed them together last night. 

 

[hysteresis]

Ive read that a female mated w male a might be receptive to male b, but now much less approachable by male a.

 

[mantisfan101]

That might be the truth. I plan on separating them for a couple of days then reintroducing them again together. Hopefully that’ll sort of “refreshen” both the male and female. The male should also have 2 or so more weeks left.