Breeding Diary 2010
March
The 3rd Creobroter pictipennis ooth has hatched (laid 29th Jan) again quite a decent hatch, a few more got stuck hatching this time which is a shame.
Feb
The 2nd Creobroter pictipennis ooth has hatched (laid 20th Jan) from the looks there is twice as many nymphs that hatched from the 1st ooth.
The mated Parasphendale affinis has laid a decent sized ooth that has been put into a sweetie jar to incubate and fingers cross hatch. The 1st Creobroter pictipennis ooth has hatched only a few nymphs which are the 1st nymphs of mine this year.
I have now got the 1st Parasphendale affinis mated but it cost me 2 males as the 1st was munched. I have to keep her well fed now and wait for an ooth.
Jan
I think that I have both of the female Euchomonella mated and have the 1st ooth incubating, fingers crossed and only time will tell.
Which comes first the good or bad news? The bad I guess my solitary male Empusa fasciata had been with 1 of my females for several days with no mating seen and I found her munching him this morning, despite several flies buzzing around the cage. Such a shame as they are a lovely species so I'm not holding much hope for any ooths that she lays but you never know. The good news now and that is recently mated female Creobroter pictipennis has laid an ooth during the night so fingers crossed for that 1
