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It must be female. The male has been on top of the female now for about an hour but Im not sure it is able to attach. I think maybe because the wings on the female are longer than the abdomen. Ill send a picture later (battery died).

I would like to mate 2 of the 3 mantids I raised. I think they are all males because their wings are longer than their abdomens. But one is much bigger and has five segments. Could it be capable of mating with a male or is it a male? They are each now in butterfly cages. If I want to mate them...

Thank you Mantisgirl and Predator Housepet!

Thanks for the advice. I was misting them twice per day but I will by a humidity meter because we have central air so maybe it is dry. I have one male who seems to have molted ok and another male that will molt soon I hope. The one with the bad leg seems OK, too.  I hope to keep all 3 males as...

You are an angel. Thanks so much for your thoughtful reply. You are so wise and kind!!

THANK YOU SO SO MUCH! I can tell you care so much about these amazing beings! I dont have the guts to do crush it so I guess I will use the freezer method. Maybe this is a stupid question,  but is there anyway to judge if she is suffering.Like  with a cat, you can tell from  their body position...

The female I have is still laying on her side, wings shriveled up and dry. I fed her honey water which she drinks eagerly and today I fed her a small  cricket. It took quite a long time because she cannot hold the cricket herself (she tried). I have no idea if she can digest this stuff or how...

I have a similar problem that I posted  before I read this. I just want to say that I feel sad to. So I know how you feel!!!  I was raising mine to bring to my classroom. I hope a couple will survive! Im gonna get a humidity meter, like one of the members suggested.

Thank you both. I think the one with the long leg will survive but the one with the curled up wings-(parts of wings are turning black)- and its laying on its side and only moves when I move it. I think it is dying. I will see in the morning. Thanks so much, Dane and Cnemz, for your support!!!

Addendum: I took the molting off the leg of the  "normal" one and it, too, has a deformity. He has 3 knees instead of one and he has been "grooming" one of the knees that has some excess tissue on it.Is there anything I should do, like cut off part f the leg? I feel awful.

Its my first time raising mantids and Im freaking out. I have 4 of them and I just went to check on them and 2 have just molted and sprung wings. Im attaching pictures. One is hanging and has the molt attached to one of his lets. The other is on the bottom of the cage and is laying on her side...

Thanks so much Predatorhousepet!  The stream on prolapse was very very interesting and your advice very helpful. I shall try the honey and an extra watering. Usually I spray the netting of the cage twice a day.

Thanks so much for your response, predator housepet! Im not sure if she has been eating. There is something black coming out again. She seems to have a wilted look like she is not well, or dehydrated. She has been hanging upside down and  her abdomen has been "folded" or hanging down and you can...

I am wondering if I could have pulled out some of its intestines by removing the poop that was sticking out.

Im new at this and raising a few mantises from an egg case. This is the second time I saw this protruding from what looked to be the same part that some black stuff (poop) came out. This has been there for 24 hours. It is two translucent, yellowish spheres with a black dot in the center. I dont...

Hi! I am a new high school biology teacher from north  Jersey who spent the last 3 decades as an environmental scientist. I took an egg case to school which hatched and I decided to raise some of the praying mantises. They are now about 3 months old, not yet adults. I have a consuming question...