Female praying mantis can lay eggs without mating. This can have a number of impacts, particularly if you’re keeping them as pets. The crucial thing to realize here is that while an unmated female praying mantis may lay eggs, they will be infertile. Praying mantis, apart from a small number of more unusual species, are …
My leaf insects have just started to lay eggs at last so I thought I would show you what to look out for when cleaning them out. Leaf insect eggs are small and don’t look particularly special so it would be easy to throw them away when cleaning out your leaf insects. Female leaf insects …
If you’ve ever bred praying mantis then you’ll no doubt have seen their egg cases or oothecae as they’re often referred to. Female praying mantis lay numerous eggs together in one single neat little package, then produce a “shaving-foam” type of substance which they cover the eggs in. After a short while this “foam” dries …
Whether you’re planning to breed leopard geckos, bearded dragons, ball pythons or other reptiles, the one crucial piece of kit that you’re going to need is a reptile incubator. At the same time you’ll want to make sure that you’re choosing the best possible incubator. After all, reptile forums are rife with stories of reptile …