Floopydoop
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WOW They're beautiful little aliens
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Recruited a defensive army. Oothecas anyone?
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Floopydoop
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As a final thought for anyone thinking about buying oothecas.
First time for me, and it went about as well as it could have. Fairly simple, but takes long term attention (of a sort).
Just over a month inside the jar. Added some paper towel strips and the grass that came with the egg.
Every 4 or 5 days, I'd drip about a tablespoon of water in the towel/grass then reseal jar with the cheesecloth in place of metal jar lid. Took around a month to hatch from package delivery.
Kept it on top of my cable modem, it generates a tiny amount of warmth and was good enough to keep the jar humid but not wet/beading on walls.
Strangely, I think the bugs woke me up when they hatched. Looked at the jar and it was a fuzzy mess of birthing babies.
Super fun. Maybe try it with your kids?
First time for me, and it went about as well as it could have. Fairly simple, but takes long term attention (of a sort).
Just over a month inside the jar. Added some paper towel strips and the grass that came with the egg.
Every 4 or 5 days, I'd drip about a tablespoon of water in the towel/grass then reseal jar with the cheesecloth in place of metal jar lid. Took around a month to hatch from package delivery.
Kept it on top of my cable modem, it generates a tiny amount of warmth and was good enough to keep the jar humid but not wet/beading on walls.
Strangely, I think the bugs woke me up when they hatched. Looked at the jar and it was a fuzzy mess of birthing babies.
Super fun. Maybe try it with your kids?
JeffInCanada
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Thanks for posting this, very interesting. Super cool too. The insect world fascinates me to no end. All hail the Mantis! Extra points for the Black Sabbath reference.
SleepyTibbs
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This was a pretty fun late night read, I had no idea this was even a thing to do in outdoor grows. I am pretty stoned too so I am imagining them as a pretty cartoonish army out there in your garden.
homegrown
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Hey Floopydoop glad you had a successful hatch! The fun has just begun lol. I didnt go to all the effort you did to hatch the babies(just hung them on my deck umbrella and let nature take its course) but you'll get some enjoyment from them and some serious pest control! I had one last year that never left my deck..like a pet mantis..haha .Dont be alarmed when you find one on your shirt,arm, head, crawling up your leg..didnt bother me but they will freak most people out when it happens.