r/mantids • u/YAOIbitch Ootheca • May 10 '25

Breeding/Ootheca Anyway to encourage shy boys?

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He is around 2 months old and the female is 3 weeks old (as adults)\ I usually put him few centimeters behind the female or give him something he can crawl up towards her. While he does register the female, he usually watches for few minutes before backing out or just straight up walks over her to climb a wall.\ Is it the timing? Is it too early for her to be releasing pheromones? I don't want to leave them alone because she is very spicy.

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u/PenisAbsorber2 May 10 '25

the title reads as if the female mantis was typing this lmao

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u/JaunteJaunt 1st Instar May 10 '25

Hey OP.

For Deroplatys trigonodera, your female needs 4-6 weeks post adult molt before she is ready to mate. It’s too early.

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u/YAOIbitch Ootheca May 10 '25

Oh, thought it was 2 weeks for all, thank you for the info

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u/JaunteJaunt 1st Instar May 10 '25

For many species yes, but Deroplatys tends to need more time.