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Welcome, Kody! What species have you kept? - MantisGirl13

Mantids don't get 'pregnant'. They make an ootheca, but it's not necessarily fertile. They do usually get fat though.  - MantisGirl13

She doesn't need to eat every other day. Cut way back on food, maybe 1 mealwork a week until her abdomen isn't so thick.  This sounds like old age to me, so not much you can do. - MantisGirl13

Welcome! - MantisGirl13

How old is she? - MantisGirl13

If it just molted, it might not be ready to eat yet. Is this your first mantis? What are you feeding it? - MantisGirl13 

Welcome!! - MantisGirl13 

This has happened to me a lot with larger females. There's not much you can do about it other than not handle her, but it also usually doesn't mean anything bad, just that you have an aggressive female.  - MantisGirl13 

That mantis is just pooping. That's very normal. ;) - MantisGirl13

I buy a cup from the pet store and keep it in the fridge. I go through them quickly with so many insect-eating animals, so I don't feed them usually. - MantisGirl13

FYI, a good breeder almost never sells L1 mantids as they are too fragile. An L4 Giant Asian would be perfect for you! - MantisGirl13

Mealworms usually have to be hand-fed, but it isn't that much of a hassle.  - MantisGirl13

Where are you planning to get your crickets? Crickets can carry bacteria that cause an infection in the mantis which we usually call black death. This can be mostly avoided if the crickets are kept in a sterile environment where healthy crickets never have access to sick or dead ones, which is...

Sounds like bad prey and/or old age. Not much you can do, sorry.  Crickets are not a very good food choice, unless you're planning to raise them yourself and keep the cage sterile, which is a lot of work.  Yes, mantids don't need to eat every day, you don't have to feed them every day. I feed...

Hey Jazz! Welcome to the forum! - MantisGirl13 

Welcome to the forum!  - MantisGirl13 

Welcome! - MantisGirl13

No, you definitely have a male. He's a beauty! - MantisGirl13

Where did you find her? - MantisGirl13