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Breeding & Nymph Care
Who to mate with who, when and where
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<blockquote data-quote="Budwing" data-source="post: 333906" data-attributes="member: 11149"><p>The damaged female should be ok but If the male has a damaged arm he might not be able to hang on to the female. Its common for the males to thin out once they reach imago stage as food becomes less of a priority. I would try and see if he can stay mounted to the female as you only have two males, if not I would feed him off to the biggest healthiest looking female.</p><p></p><p>If hes a pet just keep him seperate. </p><p></p><p>Feed the females up over a week or so till their refusing prey. Once they refuse all attempts at feeding, then pair them up.</p><p></p><p>If your going to try breeding two females at a time I would do it inside the mesh cubes. Just for the ease of being able to moniter them and their own safety. Four mantis running around at the same time in close proximity could end in disaster. They might start flicking each other about injuring each other.</p><p></p><p>Check on them regularly.</p><p></p><p>At a month old both are mature enough. Make sure their warm enough. They should be at least 25°C.</p><p></p><p>When the males breed successfully with the first 2 females. Separate them give them a day or two to rest and a feed, then try them with next two females.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Budwing, post: 333906, member: 11149"] The damaged female should be ok but If the male has a damaged arm he might not be able to hang on to the female. Its common for the males to thin out once they reach imago stage as food becomes less of a priority. I would try and see if he can stay mounted to the female as you only have two males, if not I would feed him off to the biggest healthiest looking female. If hes a pet just keep him seperate. Feed the females up over a week or so till their refusing prey. Once they refuse all attempts at feeding, then pair them up. If your going to try breeding two females at a time I would do it inside the mesh cubes. Just for the ease of being able to moniter them and their own safety. Four mantis running around at the same time in close proximity could end in disaster. They might start flicking each other about injuring each other. Check on them regularly. At a month old both are mature enough. Make sure their warm enough. They should be at least 25°C. When the males breed successfully with the first 2 females. Separate them give them a day or two to rest and a feed, then try them with next two females. [/QUOTE]
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