URGENT MANTIS HELP

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Arachnopeon
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Hey guys! I’m kind of in desperate need for advice. My mothers praying mantis just molted but it seems like a mismolt. She is not doing so great and can barely move. Here’s some photos. She has a green liquid coming out of her neck. While she was molting her neck got stuck and i’m not sure if it’s broken. Please give advice and any help.
 

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Arachnoprince
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Sometimes you can hand feed a mismolted mantis through to the next molt, but that green liquid is troubling.
 

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Arachnobaron
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you can put cornstarch on that green liquid so it can "clot" and stop leaking

mix some sugar and water until it dissolves and have her drink it
other than that hand feed her and if the clot leaks add more corn starch

if she can get to another molt she should be ok but i dont know what your chances are
 

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Arachnobaron
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This specimen is adult. (Final molt)
Happens, especially during the final molt.

Chances seem to be low, you can try the corn starch but this is not an arachnid.
It's on her neck, she will struggle to eat, you can give her honey water or Banana to recover.
 
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