I fed an l3 giant African a cricket that was bigger than the mantid. I quarantine my crickets for a week first. The mantid ate the entire cricket to my surprise and blew its abdomen to a gigantic size. I left the little guy for a day and a half to find him dead with half of his lower abdomen...
Chick mismolted while I was away. She can move around and will eat. I was worried it will eat but not be able to eliminate waste and die slowly. I have no problem babying this thing if that's what it's gonna take, I just don't want it to suffer.