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But her leg was slightly bent last molt, and now, it's so bent that it's a U. I'm afraid that next molt, instead of correcting itself, it just bends more? Is there a way to prevent that? Also, upon closer inspection, her other leg seems to be missing a part of her foot. That's probably why she...

My mantis, Pastel has just molted into her 4th instar yesterday. I watched it happen. She had one bent back leg already from her previous molt, but I thought it would correct itself in this molt. Boy, was I wrong... The molting went fine, but when she got out, the bent leg was even more bent...

Thanks everyone, for the welcome and tips! I'm looking forward to them growing up. :D

So, to start off, I'm a complete newbie to the hobby. I've always loved animals, mostly vertebrates, and like most other adolescent girls, I was squeamish of most inverts. But even despite the squeamishness, I was captivated. It wasn't until the dreaded bug project of last year that I really...