guapoalto049
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Two Idolos molted to L6 last night/this morning. Unfortunately I fell asleep before I wet the paper towel. Humidity was only around 35% when I woke up.
Mantid #1 molted from the metal screen top. I found it in a mangled mess on the floor of the cage. The skin was completely off and on the floor near the mantid. It was still alive but badly bent. He became Rhombodera basalis food.
Mantid #2 molted on the sticks/leaves of the cage. It was still on its way out when I woke up, came out perfect. Good lord these are getting big! Her forelegs are bigger than my adult male R. basalis.
Here is their cage:
There is a bamboo frame with sticks, thorn bushes, and coconut husk fiber woven into the frame I made. There are only a few small spots where the mantids can actually hang from the metal screen top...of course mantid #1 chooses one of them.
My take is that the mantid got out clean, then tried to climb back up its old skin and it broke. The other one didn't have a problem with it though. We'll see what happens to mantid #3...
Mantid #1 molted from the metal screen top. I found it in a mangled mess on the floor of the cage. The skin was completely off and on the floor near the mantid. It was still alive but badly bent. He became Rhombodera basalis food.
Mantid #2 molted on the sticks/leaves of the cage. It was still on its way out when I woke up, came out perfect. Good lord these are getting big! Her forelegs are bigger than my adult male R. basalis.
Here is their cage:
There is a bamboo frame with sticks, thorn bushes, and coconut husk fiber woven into the frame I made. There are only a few small spots where the mantids can actually hang from the metal screen top...of course mantid #1 chooses one of them.
My take is that the mantid got out clean, then tried to climb back up its old skin and it broke. The other one didn't have a problem with it though. We'll see what happens to mantid #3...