Is my mantis moulting

[Giant Asian mantis lover]

I have a giant Asian on L4-L5 is she moulting? Please help

 

[MatisIsLoveMantisIsLyf]

Send some pictures, i can indetify gender, and current life state (moulting or not)

 

[Giant Asian mantis lover]

Giant Asian on L5

• Giant Asian mantis lover
• Aug 2, 2017

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[Giant Asian mantis lover]

These are her current stages
I know she is female she has six segments on her abdomen

 

[TylerFishman5675]

Well, has she moved from her position

 

[Giant Asian mantis lover]

No she hasn't in 3days but her abdomen is very large, I put a cricket in on the weekend and she ate it, i think it is that, she hasn't moulted for 4 1/2 weeks

 

[TylerFishman5675]

No she hasn't in 3days but her abdomen is very large, I put a cricket in on the weekend and she ate it, i think it is that, she hasn't moulted for 4 1/2 weeks

It may take longer for a larger mantis to molt, give her anotyer 1 or 2 days and keep us updated

 

[Giant Asian mantis lover]

Thank you Tyler by the way nice bass on your profile, I like fishing to

 

[MatisIsLoveMantisIsLyf]

oh jesus lord... dont feed crickets to mantids as their main food source, if not kept correctly, even the tiniest detail in their housing, can make your mantis sick. I cant tell if she is moulding, and the fact that she eats and moves, doesnt mean she isnt shedding. I've seen with my own eyes a mantis eating and after 10 minutes shedding. I will need a clear, close-up picture of her thorax.

 

[Giant Asian mantis lover]

Why
Can't I feed her crickets?

 

[TylerFishman5675]

Why
Can't I feed her crickets?

Its not their main food source, I feed mine robber flies, damselfiles, leaf hoppers, and a variety of other insects, feeding one food constantly is not natural and can lead to health effects

 

[Giant Asian mantis lover]

She's a giant Asian mantis though

 

[Giant Asian mantis lover]

Is she going to die!

 

[MatisIsLoveMantisIsLyf]

If you feed her crickets that aren't treated like "kings" she might get ill and die from a disease called "black vomit", she will be vomiting a brown liquid and die after days, i would recommend another food likle mealworms, its impossible not being able to find mealworms, they're bird,fish and reptile food. And no, as far as i know, the most common mantis deaths are when she is moulding, if she falls of or get disturbed.
Please send me the pictures i asked so i can she if she is moulding!

 

[Giant Asian mantis lover]

If you feed her crickets that aren't treated like "kings" she might get ill and die from a disease called "black vomit", she will be vomiting a brown liquid and die after days, i would recommend another food likle mealworms, its impossible not being able to find mealworms, they're bird,fish and reptile food. And no, as far as i know, the most common mantis deaths are when she is moulding, if she falls of or get disturbed.
Please send me the pictures i asked so i can she if she is moulding!

Giant Asian on L5

• Giant Asian mantis lover
• Aug 2, 2017

 

[Giant Asian mantis lover]

Ok my mantis is now moulting I can tell because she is shaking very vigorously

 

[Giant Asian mantis lover]

I will keep you updated also what should I do?

 

[TylerFishman5675]

Nothing just let it molt

 

[VolkswagenBug]

Agreed, seriously stop feeding crickets. Feed roaches, blue bottle flies, moths, and occasional mealworms. You can also catch insects outside, but I worry about parasites and pesticides from those too.

 

[Giant Asian mantis lover]

do bugs carry parasites in th uk?
Also should I feed a mixture or one type?