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Hi! My budwing mantis just molted last night and now he has his big, mature wings (I didnt even realize he was a boy haha). Does this mean that he won't be molting anymore? I got him back in February but I lost count of how many molts he has had. Another question, how much time he has left in...

Hopefully. I did just notice that on the tissue paper there are little dark stains in the spots where she's been lying down. Not sure if that is from her or her meal. I guess all I can do right now is hope she gets better. Thanks 

It had been a little while since she had a full meal since she's pretty picky, could her having such a big meal so quickly have killed her? I'm really at a loss 🤔

Here she is right now

I was trying to expand my l5 ghost mantis' diet and I fed her a small mealworm with its head crushed. For a couple minutes she ate her full when all of a sudden she threw the worm away and stretched her arms out then just fell face forward. She wasn't moving and the only reason I could tell she...

I would be handfeeding after crushing the head which is fine right? I can probably find something else, but I heard crickets can bite too.  Thanks a ton

My ghost is an l4 rn should i graduate her from fruit flies to meal worms?

She molted perfectly and ate around five fruit flies today : D she's doing super well here's a photo of her

My mantis actually ended up molting sometime last night. When would it be safe to feed and touch her again? I'm not sure what time she shed and I haven't been able to check if she misshed or anything since she's so little and I can't see her well in the jar.

The left is what she's currently in. Would the container to the right be better for her? Thanks a ton

I'm keeping it in a mason jar currently, it is many times taller and wider than the mantis. It also has twigs, dirt, moss, and a cloth cover. If you need a picture lmk I ordered it online so it's been in transit for the past couple days. Is it possible it just needs some time to settle? It's...

Just got my first mantis today and I put three or four fruit flies in her enclosure. She hasn't eaten any yet but I'm wondering if I need to remove them when she molts. Also, how will I know when she's ready to molt?  She's an l2 ghost mantis

Super helpful What would you recommend I feed it once it's a little too big for fruit flies? I would like to avoid cockroaches so maybe some type of housefly or worm?

I'm preparing to get my first mantis, an l2 ghost mantis. I still have a couple of questions regarding their care. 1. Is it alright to feed them mealworms and fruit flies or are there better insects to feed them 2. When I'm feeding fruit flies, can I release a couple into it's enclosure every...