jiminymantis
Arachnopeon
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- Mar 25, 2023
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I’m very new to owning a praying mantis it’s my first one and he’s only a baby. Recently he had his first shed unfortunately unbeknownst to my knowledge the tank got too dry and he lost one of his back legs so he’s currently using the front ones to move I’m hoping he adapts before his next molt however I was just wondering if this could affect his eating as he’s using his front legs to move I’m not sure he’s able to catch the flies he’s eating currently and I’m really worried as a new pet owner. It was my mistake and I’ve now learnt however during my research i didn’t see that information anywhere and the pet shop didn’t let me know so I wasn’t fully aware. I’m hoping anyone who’s had a similar experiences has any insight on how it will affect his eating. I feel awful and I should’ve done more research and I will definitely learn from my mistakes and I’ve done as much research as I can now to have the knowledge I need however everywhere I’ve looked hasn’t told me the answer to this question.
From what I can tell he is really happy and loves to be out climbing on me, when I try to put him away he just crawls back up my arm and I feel terrible for letting this happen.
From what I can tell he is really happy and loves to be out climbing on me, when I try to put him away he just crawls back up my arm and I feel terrible for letting this happen.
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