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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:10 pm
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:38 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:30 am
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:04 pm
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:41 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:47 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:03 pm
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:44 pm
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:27 am
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Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:27 am
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imderanged LOL I must be coming off like a nut. Even if it doesn't seem like it I DID read up a bit online about the mantises & I even got a book about them. I will admit I am finding it harder to "look up" than say, Bearded Dragons. But I had just about given up thinking the oothecae were duds when they finally emerged. I wasn't as ready I would have liked to be because in the mean time I broke my foot (again) I am planning to raise some in the deli cups and some in the planted terrarium to see which way works best for me. One odd thing I noticed, the new brood seems more active. They are racing all over the cup, any idea why they are so much more active than the others? They are in the same room so the temps must be similar...
They tend to be super active right after hatching because it is instinct for them to want to spread out and get away from the Ootheca. This does two things, helps them avoid predators that might be drawn to the hatching, and put distance between each other so they can all find their own patch and won't start cannibalizing. This is also in part why it makes sense that their desire to eat and hunt usually takes a couple days to kick in.
As time passes however their instinctive desire to flee lessens although this is still easily the most active mantis species I have ever seen. They are primarily an ambush predator so they will slow down as their curiosity and drive to find food increases. In group cages with this species you will often notice everyone sort of tries to get their own personal bubble about them. There is simply no way to avoid cannibalizing with this species without separating. The new group will be at a disadvantage with their earlier hatched siblings because their siblings are going to get their prey drive keyed in earlier. Another risk factor with communal settings, even of those with species that don't tend to cannibalize is as they age and start shedding, it has been found that crowded cages can increase risks of missmolts.
Some in the hobby will simply house them together add ample food, and then let the mantises slowly weed down their numbers via cannibalization also till they reach a number they prefer. After 24 hours I usually separate mine into 2-5 nymphs per a net cage. Then within the first 2-5 days I generally make my selections and start to separate to the point I have 1 nymph per a container. A good rule of thumb is keep twice as many as you hope to have make it into adulthood.
If you want to cut open the Ootheca a good week wait should be plenty of a wait time. If you are super nervous you can wait longer, but generally there isn't more than a few days wait between waves, should a ooth not hatch out all at once.
Edit: Lol and you are not coming off like a nut. Just think, any research you did was way more than when I first got into the hobby. I pretty much winged it. lol
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:43 am
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Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:58 pm
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