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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hysteresis" data-source="post: 343744" data-attributes="member: 11064">Hey there.Deroplatys sp are notorious to hanging on to oothecae as long as they can, in waiting for a mate. You can often mate one and shell drop an ooth same-night. You have this working against as-is you if she's unmated.Place clean paper towel underneath her to see if she's dropping frass. If she has a blockage, that could be the culprit. Too much build up in her abdomen will put a lot of pressure to other structures in her abdomen involved with producing oothecae.The best regime ive heard and used )as stated above, with mixed success only) is to elevate temps and make the mantis drink as much as you can. If this means spraying her head and raps three times a day, then do it. Lots of water to hydrate the mantis.So if her digestive tract is clear, and shes well hydrated, I feed a high-moisture prey item. A large one at that - say a small hornworm. Something that completely feeds her without doubt. They often lay within a couple days of something like this.The downside, if it doesnt work, now shes super bottom heavy. I've had a heavy lobata literally rip in half where the abdomen connects to the thorax. Not nice.Good luck!</blockquote>