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    Some questions about my male budwing mantis

    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...
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    Mantis twitching and dying(?) after feeding

    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...
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    When can ghost mantids start eating meal worms?

    My ghost is an l4 rn should i graduate her from fruit flies to meal worms?
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    Should I remove fruit fly before my mantis molts

    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
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    First mantis

    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...
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