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[MatisIsLoveMantisIsLyf]

Hey Guys, this year was kinda successful for me, i had the chance to keep 5 praying mantids, that were wild caught and not bought or home-rasied (2 males caught at L5 Stage, still alive, 2 Females caught on L4 stage, both dead, 1 Adult female still alive). usually the first i catch is kinda special to me, But i just woke up today to find out she hadnt moulded correctly, exactly like the other female, so i was pretty sad. I Want to make some things clear for praying mantis keepers so this doesnt happen to them. DONT KEEP YOUR PRAYING MANTIS IS A COFFE CUP AFTER L6, females seem to have a harder time shedding since they're bigger. I Sadly made that mistake, so now im left with 2 males (1 L8 Adult, 1 Sub Adult. And an adult female). Hopefully I Can start breeding at the 14th of Aug. My question is now though : what should i do with the half-dead female that failed to molt, she is still alive but disabled. Should i feed her to my adult female hoping that will help her produce more offspring, or free her from her suffering, by freezing her.

 

[WeightedAbyss75]

Can she eat properly? It may be possible to have her recover if she can eat. If not, then I would feed it to something else. Not sure if your female mantis would eat her, but freezing her may be a waste. If she won't take it, then just freeze her. That really sucks. Always hate to have to make that decision Good luck to you

 

[MatisIsLoveMantisIsLyf]

Haven't tried, she got paralyzed muscles I think.

 

[MatisIsLoveMantisIsLyf]

Yesterday she was licking my finger, and I remembered that they do that when they're thirsty, so I put her a bottle cap filled with water and she drank it all! After that I fed her 2 beetle pupas, and today a mealworm,see might not be able to recover in her state, but she might be able to survive