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My mantis seems to be afraid of his food?
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<blockquote data-quote="ladyarcana55" data-source="post: 314746" data-attributes="member: 10706"><p><em>What species and instar is your mantis? </em>I believe we figured out that he is a Bordered Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata). As for his instar, I don't know but I am guessing he is at least L4. My friend who gave him to me didn't keep track of how often his mantids molt.</p><p></p><p><em>How often do you usually feed your mantis? </em>When I first got him, my friend told me to just keep feeding him and I would feed him pretty much every day. After he molted he would only take food every three or four days. It's hard for me to tell when his abdomen is plump because to me, it always looks thin, but then he does not eat. I think part of it too is the fact that he had a mis-molt and I am having a tough time seeing his abdomen.</p><p></p><p>My friend also told me to keep misting his enclosure and to make sure I spray him with water to help his molt, so I have been doing that. So far he seems pretty peaceful, just relaxing on the roof of his enclosure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ladyarcana55, post: 314746, member: 10706"] [I]What species and instar is your mantis? [/I]I believe we figured out that he is a Bordered Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata). As for his instar, I don't know but I am guessing he is at least L4. My friend who gave him to me didn't keep track of how often his mantids molt. [I]How often do you usually feed your mantis? [/I]When I first got him, my friend told me to just keep feeding him and I would feed him pretty much every day. After he molted he would only take food every three or four days. It's hard for me to tell when his abdomen is plump because to me, it always looks thin, but then he does not eat. I think part of it too is the fact that he had a mis-molt and I am having a tough time seeing his abdomen. My friend also told me to keep misting his enclosure and to make sure I spray him with water to help his molt, so I have been doing that. So far he seems pretty peaceful, just relaxing on the roof of his enclosure. [/QUOTE]
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