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She didn't much want to sit still, but here you are, some pics.

I can at last update with good news, she has finally moulted this evening, at least 12 weeks after her previous moult. She seems none the worse for the long wait and it was a complete and healthy moult as far as i can see. Not sure what triggered it but I'm glad. Hopefully she will not leave it...

Yeah, a few D. hydei a day.

No, still nothing.

Here's a picture of her from the day she arrived compared to one from today. I obviously can't totally rule out a ninja moult but there really doesn't seem to be a size difference to me. 

Hey guys, still nothing. She seems happy enough in her new container, and definitely likes hiding in the leaves of her fake plant, but she's still munching away happily at the flies I toss in. That's 10 weeks now. So strange.

I'll move her into a bigger container then. I've got a 32oz pot free, that should be big enough I hope. Thanks, hopefully she'll moult soon.

I don't think she could have moulted because as I said, she is still the same size. I have just been keeping her in the small deli cup I received her in, at room temperature, with misting once a day. The breeder didn't state any need for a heat lamp or the like, but I will send him an email to...

I got a couple of new mantises a couple of months ago, an L2 Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii (Tigerlily) and an L3 Hestiasula c.f. hoffmanni (Pom). They've been with me just over 8 weeks to the day, fed on hydei fruit flies. The thing is that in all that time, Pom has not moulted even once, while...

My adult female Prohierodula picta latched onto my finger and tried to eat it once. She'd pinched a bit of loose skin and must have decided she'd caught something tasty. Eventually had to block her from biting with a bit of paper and pry her raptorials off but she still got a couple bites in. Ouch.

Thanks for all the info. Unfortunately although the leg chewing seems to have stopped at her feet she isn't doing very well. She's been refusing food for almost two weeks at this point, her antennae are drooping and she is very lethargic. I fear she may have contracted an infection. She's been...

Hi, I'm a very new mantis keeper from the UK.  I currently have only one mantis, an adult female Prohierodula picta, but she's a little gem. I'm here for advice and to learn more about keeping mantises, since I hope to own more in the future.

My adult female Prohierodula picta (shed to adult in early November) has, over the last month, steadily chewed off all 6 of her feet, though she still seems in good health besides struggling to climb. She is hand-fed due to an issue with her eyesight, so I don't leave feeders in her tank. She's...