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What about this little girl? Also, I have a male and female ant mantis, what do you guys think about the names Bonnie and Clyde? 

Do you know if how well mantises with beautiful and unique colors can carry on those colors to their offspring?

I feel like one of the youngest ones here. Any other teen mantis keepers? Also, people say Banded Flowers have good personalities, but mine is just a brat. 

Some type of abdominal collapse? 

I have recently gotten a beautiful Kenya Flower Mantis sub-adult female and am in love with the species. I'm just wondering why they are so uncommon because from what I've seen they aren't very common and I've only seen them for sale once. I really want to breed them and get more in the hobby...

No, I meant the printer. I guess I didn't realize that was a printer at the time. Do you still use it with all of them on top of it?

I like that enclosure. I've notice mantises will appreciate sticks and other perches on the upper levels of their enclosures and this enclosure does an exceptional job of that compared to your others (that are still good though). By the way, what are all your deli-cup enclosures on?

Wow what a stunning species. How big are they and what is their care like?

Its hard to tell, but I believe she looks better, still, her abdomen is huge. Keep us updated and good luck with her!

@Orchid1983 and updates? Has her abdomen shrunk in size at all?

What humidity do you did she have? Higher humidity and standing water on the side of the enclosure for a prolonged amount of time can increase the chance of infection.  Also, you talked about a foot missing, do you possibly use metal mesh, because the metal mesh can cut up mantis feet. And that...

Normally  1-5 days once removed from the fridge, for BBFs at least. 

I got some mealworms and I'm wondering how common mantis infections caused by feeding mealworms are, and how can I tell if my mealworms are healthy and won't harm the mantises. 

I know right!!

@Orchid1983  How is she doing? Anything new?

Yeah, that's overfed in my opinion. I recommend you feed them less. I try to keep them where their abdomen just starts to expand so I see a little of the membrane in between the top and bottom segments. 

I purchased a Spiny Flower and Ghost for a cheap price and they came happy and healthy. Nick was happy to answer any questions and any possible requests. He also responded quickly to any emails.  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can't wait to purchase from him again!

If this was the case I highly doubt she would be alive now, not to mention having a healthy appetite. I also don't understand how this internal rupture could have happened and how it could have caused her abdomen to swell to this size overnight. Still a mystery what caused this.  By the way, do...

Exactly, never have I seen something like this. I don't know but it might seem to be getting worse seen as the abdomen spots are darkening, making me think it might be bacterial or possibly fungal.  But it could it possibly be some type of chemical she was in contact with that would cause this...

No from what I know its still alive.  But whatever is happening is unlike anything I've seen before. I'll ask them is she is defecating properly.  Some people are throwing around the idea of a gut impaction, but I've never heard of it before.