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    Molting and size change

    It always amazes me how much bigger these guys are after they molt. I don't understand how they can fit all of that size into their existing skin. I mean I know that's why they molt, but the size change is just unbelievable. Does anyone know they science as to how they can come out of their...
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    broken front leg

    My mantis has broken his front leg off right at the forearm. Now he just has a hook on the one side. Will this grow back when he molts?
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    Housing size

    Also....I noticed that the ones in the cylindrical enclosures rarely if ever go onto the sticks I have in there. They prefer to hang on the sides 99% of the time. Either that or on the ground when they're really hungry. Are they decorations even necessary?
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    Housing size

    Thanks to both of you. I'm trying to locate another type of enclosure like this for my others. Can't find it anywhere local at the moment. I transfered one of my biggest into a kritter keeper but this morning when I checked him I noticed he had broken his front leg right off at the beginning...
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    Housing size

    Hello All, What would be the smallest yet comfortable sized house for my new pet. It's on it's sixth of seventh molt at this point and is a little over two inches long. Currently he is in the cage he hatched in, which is a cylindrical enclosure that was sold in a "mantis kit". It's probably...
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