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Oh thankyou...he or she will be hungry now as hasn't fed for a few days because of moulting

Hi Guys Our Mantis has moulted again. He's nearly there but the last 24 hours it has come to a stop. His old skin is just hanging on at the back. His legs and 99% of his body is out as per picture. Should we leave him or can we help to get the last bit off? Thanks Matt

I will thankyou. There's plenty of room for air to escape i think. I will get them out tomorrow. It would be easier if i could feed it something else which i can then catch abit easier if he doesn't eat it or should i just hold off on the food for a bit. I dont know how long but he's definitely...

Just one more this. What are the diameter of the vents? Its hard because some manties are kept in a very small enclosure with little ventilation from what ive seen?

Hi thanks for the reply. The tank is a 12L plastic tank. About 18x8x12 inches. As in the pictures it has vents at the top and ive drilled a series of holes at the bottom. Ive drilled quite alot of holes in the bottom. They're not that big as the crickets im feeding are quite small so dont want...

Hi I'm Matt from England...I'm new to the Mantis scene and I'll probably nag like hell asking questions. My son has Just purchased a Asian so he's super excited about it!

Hi. I'm new to the Mantis scene and a week ago we purchased a Asian. He settled really well and was eating fine. The last few days he's just hung off the roof of the tank. He has no interest in food and just watches it scuttle by. I did try to feed him with a cricket in some tweezers but he just...