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Also when I accidentally jog the cage my mantis like convulses for a second. It's really weird. Is it bad?

It is rhombodera basalis at l3 I fed him/her 2 fruit flies per day. He/she molted the day before yesterday. 5 did all get eaten he/she seemed fine with it? Also I don't understand what you mean by "just for a few days right?"

Ok I fed him/her five today so I won't do much tomorrow

Ok then

My mantis is now l4 and I still have fruit flies. How much should I feed him/her (not sure now) whilst I wait for my new flies how many ff a day?

Would you know how to look after them as pupae because I looked at some care sheets but I didn't understand. What should I feed the flies? When I put the pupae in the fridge when I take the pupae out how long does it take them to hatch? How often should I feed my l4 a fly? How m often should I...

Hey my mantis is l4 so I'm moving off of fruit flies now. I thought stable flies would be a good size but I can't find them anywhere. Also are captive bred stable flies bad for a mantis and are they nutritious and stuff like that. And also if they are bad then in what way and how/can I make them...

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He molted, he's fine and he's beautiful thanks for the info

He's nearly finished his molt fingers crossed for the final bit!!

Ok I was convinced he was going to die earlier because he didn't show any of this behaviour in his previous molt so I'm very relieved!! Thanks for the info!

Do you think he was saving energy by not moving? If so would me disturbing him then affect his molt?

There we go :-)

Sorry it won't let me do photos

I know it was just that he couldn't move but I got him out and he could move so I put him back in and then kind of stumbled onto a stick really clumsily then just sat there upside down, I think he's molting here's another pic what do you think? 

Ok so he just refused food. I got him out and gave him banana and he had a little nibble. Then I noticed a black spot on his underbelly which really concerned me. I put him back In and immediately he stumbled across a stick and hung upside down and is still there. Is he molting? He looks like...

You can't really see but he's really struggling. I've had him for just over 4 weeks and I love him loads already. If he dies I'll be heartbroken, hopefully he's just preparing to molt. 

I think my mantis is going to die, he is just lying on his front. He tries to move but is too weak. It's like his abdomen doesn't work or something. He has his head up but his abdomen is just drooping down. Earlier he was on the side if the enclosure and he was struggling he was almost falling...

Ok thanks