Violins - When To Mate?

[MantisGirl13]

I have an adult male (as of today) and a subadult female with fat wingbuds. When the female molts, how long should I wait to mate them? 

Thanks!!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Kermit]

Recommended 3 weeks...

Keep them a separate as possible. (Separate rooms)

You will notice when she starts calling as she dips her abdomen.

Warm and lightly mist both just before pairing.

Good luck!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Recommended 3 weeks...

Keep them a separate as possible. (Separate rooms)

You will notice when she starts calling as she dips her abdomen.

Warm and lightly mist both just before pairing.

Good luck!

Ok, thanks! I will not be able to keep them separate, as I only have one heat source for them and there is no other spot in the house where I am allowed to keep them, will that be a big problem?

- MantisGirl13

 

[Kermit]

The female puts off pheromones that the male is attracted to. often times if they're kept in the same space the male becomes ambivalent to the scent.

 

[Kermit]

Male

 

[MantisGirl13]

Ok, Good to know. I will see what I can do.

- MantisGirl13

 

[MantisGirl13]

Ok, she has been adult for three days now and is already calling?!? She is wandering around her cage constantly, pumping her abdomen up and down and fluttering her wings. And my male definitely notices! I will move them into separate rooms tomorrow, but I am confused as to why she is already calling! 

- MantisGirl13

 

[Kermit]

If the male is more than 3 weeks as an adult, warm them up, mist them, feed them, and then put them together.

She is ready.

The male can even be 2 weeks as an adult.

LMK

 

[Kermit]

Wait... She is only 3 DAYS old...

Never mind the last post.

She could just be getting some energy out but also she could be reacting to some things that she doesn't like.

Just keep her warm and mist her and keep an eye on her for a couple days

 

[MantisGirl13]

 Yes, she is only four days old now. I will keep an eye on her, thanks! 

- MantisGirl13

 

[MantisGirl13]

@Kermit After settling into her new cage, she stopped calling for nearly two weeks. Now she is fluttering her wings and dipping her abdomen. She is about two weeks adult. Is she mature? The male is mature by now, as he molted earlier than her.

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

 LoVe iS iN tHe AiR 

 

 

[Kermit]

Yes she is ready! It's really the males that need to wait the full two to three weeks for maturity. The females don't take as long. Once she show signs of dipping her abdomen and you have a couple weeks post adult molt you should be good to go. Be sure to feed her up warm the enclosure and mist them both before adding them together in one enclosure. I usually will try to just put the male on the female.

Good luck!

 

[MantisGirl13]

Yes she is ready! It's really the males that need to wait the full two to three weeks for maturity. The females don't take as long. Once she show signs of dipping her abdomen and you have a couple weeks post adult molt you should be good to go. Be sure to feed her up warm the enclosure and mist them both before adding them together in one enclosure. I usually will try to just put the male on the female.

Good luck!

Yay!!! Thank you! I will try first thing tomorrow then! 

- MantisGirl13

 

[MantisGirl13]

The male just mounted, and the female is not too happy

- MantisGirl13

 

[Kermit]

Congratulations! Have they connected? 

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congratulations! Have they connected? 

Not yet, the male just got comfortable and the female is not bothered too much by him anymore. I will post when something happens! 



- MantisGirl13

 

[Kermit]

So close! Don't forget to warm up and mist them too. That sometimes helps to trigger copulation.

 

[MantisGirl13]

@Kermit Ok, thanks! They have connected a few times, but short connections. I will keep then warm. Do I mist them directly?

- MantisGirl13