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So cute! What a interesting species!

Sorry to hear that, here’s hoping she recovers swiftly and well

Update: she has enjoyed 2 crickets since this post, and no vomiting! So I think I was just hand feeding her too much water which she didn’t have room for.

Also give the tank it’s self and all decorations in it a good thorough cleaning

I have never kept a high humidity species as a disclaimer. But first I would get rid off ALL the substrate and replace it with new guaranteed clean substrate. As for preventing mold in the future, maybe putting in some springtails and isopods? They help control mold droppings and more, commonly...

Wow this is awesome! You’re talented! Did you draw using a reference photo?

In this one you can see her reaching for her missing leg to try to clean it

Then some cool videos too love how the pseudo pupils always follow you hahaha

Some photos of my L4 tenodera sinensis aka Chinese mantis! 

Merry xmas :D

I like giant Asians a lot too they have that classic mantis feel that’s what pops in to my head when I hear the word mantis 

Also I’d like to add that I did see her drop a normal turd so I think it’s vomit, we’ll see how this plays out

Wet frass? Not familiar w the term. Though I would like to update that I fed her some water droplets again earlier and more spots appeared again so I think maybe she’s just got a full belly and not much room for water? Anyways sorry to hear ab that mantis passing, are there any other symptoms of...

I figured just wanted to ask in case :)  I did just find it strange that it was almost 2 days after I fed her

My little Chinese mantis has been missing a leg since L2 and is going on L4 I suspect in a week or two she’ll molt again. I think her sibling ate it off when they were in a smaller container they were shipped in, I caught him attacking her in the knick of the time! Anyways she does a great job...

Also yes she is seems to be in great health otherwise no shaking odd movements or anything like that. Maybe I’ll just wait a extra day to feed her then. 

No carrots, my crickets are from a really neat local pet store In St. Paul, they’re very knowledgeable and professional w great staff. Not a chain store. They actually usually have mantids for sale and I trust that they’re using safe practices for crickets. No carrots, just been tossing in a...

A few things to add the cricks I’ve been feeding are about 1/3 to 1/2 her size at most. Bought from a pretty reputable local pet store and I’ve been feeding the crickets apples and keeping their container clean. She’s never done this before and I’m sure that maybe she just ate too much but I’ve...

Found the following brown spot in my tenodera sinensis nymph cage, I think it’s probably throw up, but she hasn’t ate since the 19th (crickets are sorta large for her, she’s a l4 I believe) she will ignore or run away from food when she’s full. Other than that I hand fed her some water droplets...