Hi,
I came home today to find that the eyes of my praying mantis has turned black and cloudy, I've heard this is a sign of some sort of disease or parasite, but i'm not sure of the details. Few questions.
I was wondering what caused this?
Is there anything that I can do for her?
I keep several tarantulas, should I be worried of the disease spreading?
Here are some relevant information, I been feeding her mealworms, I'm not sure what instar she is at now, but looks like she's 2 or 3 molts away from maturity, I'm not sure about the species, but it is likely a Sphodromantis lineola. Also she molted about 5 days ago.
P.S. I tried the search function but couldn't find much... Thanks for the help.
I came home today to find that the eyes of my praying mantis has turned black and cloudy, I've heard this is a sign of some sort of disease or parasite, but i'm not sure of the details. Few questions.
I was wondering what caused this?
Is there anything that I can do for her?
I keep several tarantulas, should I be worried of the disease spreading?
Here are some relevant information, I been feeding her mealworms, I'm not sure what instar she is at now, but looks like she's 2 or 3 molts away from maturity, I'm not sure about the species, but it is likely a Sphodromantis lineola. Also she molted about 5 days ago.
P.S. I tried the search function but couldn't find much... Thanks for the help.