Help on Breeding Mantis

[chameleoman]

hey how do you breed twig mantis im going to get five 3 week old twig mantis and i want to breed them. also and cool tips and tricks would be helpfull thanks

 

[sdheli420]

keep them all in seperate containers..large enough for movement..make sure they have plenty of mouisture(about 70 percent humidity)..keep them at 80 degrees in the day let them drop tems at night..make sure you gutload all food items with calcium..females need more uvb and calcium to produce proper ooths..otherwise they will bee creamy and unviable..good luck!!

 

[Txherp]

Here is a good sticky on a mantis forum I belong to: http://www.ukmantisforums.co.uk/breeding-nymph-care/2259-mating-mantids.html

I have bred a few of my mantids so let me know if you have more questions. You will need to wait until they mature before you start thinking about breeding.

 

[chameleoman]

question can i put them all together if i have a 10 gallon setup?

 

[Lizardlover]

Not unless you wish to end up with just one.

 

[Txherp]

question can i put them all together if i have a 10 gallon setup?

Some species can be kept together, but there is ALWAYS a chance they might eat each other. I have kept 3 adult female popa spurca together successfully, but they did eat the male eventually.

 

[chameleoman]

if there three weeks old can i keep them together for a little while until i get money to buy more screen cages for them

 

[Citizen Snips]

I had at least 100 mantis and I put them in these. Cost me about $10 and about an hour to make them all.

 

[SSimsswiSS]

You have a good 5 to 6 months before breeding comes into play.

If you look really fast in the video, you kinda see what a breeding sized mantis like this, looks like. http://youtu.be/XLzR8e1GGks

 

[Txherp]

These are the cups that I use to house my mantids in:
http://www.joshsfrogs.com/containers/insect-culturing-cups-and-lids.html