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  1. Mantidkid

    mantis dying?

    So my orchid female who is subadult molted a few days ago and everything was fine, she has eaten since then and has been completely happy, today when i got home she seemed fine but a few hours later i noticed she was on the floor in a death curl, i don’t know what happened to her or what went...
  2. Mantidkid

    Orchid mantis won’t eat & shaking?

    yeah it’s just normally from past experience they normally stay quite still when preparing for a molt but she’s just aimlessly running around her enclosure with her abdomen wiggling wildly it doesn’t look like she’s pretending to be blown by the wind but i guess i just have to wait and see
  3. Mantidkid

    Orchid mantis won’t eat & shaking?

    they might be too small but i feel like she’d run away from wax worms which are the only other thing i have right now but maybe when it stops raining i’ll go outside and find something larger to give her and see if she takes it 
  4. Mantidkid

    Orchid mantis won’t eat & shaking?

    she hasn’t since i had her so i’m not sure but right now there’s a few fruit flies in there with her but they’ve all settled somewhere and i can’t find them so they shouldn’t disturb her, i got her on wednesday and she hasn’t eaten since because she’s just ignoring prey go right in front of her...
  5. Mantidkid

    Orchid mantis won’t eat & shaking?

    Okay so i recently bought an orchid mantis and she arrived perfectly healthy she’s around l6/l7. She’s currently living in a 20x20x30 exo terra and i keep the temperature around 25° and around 70% humidity. Since yesterday i’ve noticed that she’s completely ignoring moving food right in front of...
  6. Mantidkid

    UK Orchid Mantis seller?

    Hi are there any UK sellers or Orchid Mantis’? I’m looking for a female around L4/L5
  7. Mantidkid

    Too little ventilation?

    yep next time she molts i’ll check her size compared to the enclosure and see if it’s time to move up 
  8. Mantidkid

    Too little ventilation?

    it’s okay i make sure they don’t escape 
  9. Mantidkid

    Too little ventilation?

    yeah okay i’ll see if i can try something like that with my next enclosure 
  10. Mantidkid

    Too little ventilation?

    yeah i have some netting that i put underneath the lid so she can walk on the top properly
  11. Mantidkid

    Too little ventilation?

    yeah it’s okay i’ve got 2 more enclosures set for as it grows. Thanks for the help! :)
  12. Mantidkid

    Too little ventilation?

    i measured it with a ruler so it’s not gonna be 100% accurate but it seems about 7cm wide and 8cm tall
  13. Mantidkid

    Too little ventilation?

    it’s not very big as she’s just a baby so i think it’ll be okay for now
  14. Mantidkid

    Too little ventilation?

    that’s just the lid but it’s the only ventilation for the enclosure so i just wanna make sure enough air is getting in
  15. Mantidkid

    Too little ventilation?

    i’m not sure exactly but i’ll show you a pic of my mantis against it
  16. Mantidkid

    Too little ventilation?

    hi i recently got a chinese mantis l3 and i’m wondering if the enclosure she has isn’t well ventilated enough, the only ventilation are these holes on the lid
  17. Mantidkid

    Parasite in wax moth

    @Ranitomeya Wow you know your stuff about bugs!! Thanks for the info!!
  18. Mantidkid

    Parasite in wax moth

    My mantis was chewing down on a wax moth from my batch that has pupated and as the mantis was eating I noticed even though the moth was beheaded it was still wriggling and a little white worm appears to be wiggling out of the moths rear end what should I do is it the moths insides or a parasitic...
  19. Mantidkid

    Prolapse?

    My rhombodera basalis l5 has this little bubble coming out of her anus, and she won't take food, is this a prolapse? And if so how can I help her. Also she's due a molt so it could be that
  20. Mantidkid

    Wild bluebottles?

    I fed my mantis a wild caught blue bottle I found, will this be harmful or anything?
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