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Sorry for your loss, try to check the fruit fly culture for mold just in case. If there is or the flies seems super lethargic and unhealthy, which can be hard to estimate, I would get a new culture just to be safe. 

Like Tim said, once they get larger or near adulthood they lose their grip on smooth surfaces because their little "feet hooks" on their tarsus get too large. Their back legs will also eventually need a better surface to grip. You'll have to either add some sticks or move them to a mesh...

Oh no, that's not good to hear, I'm sorry that happened. My ghost may have had the same problem and I didn't notice, but I don't believe that is the problem she had. She was hanging on the entire past two days, and the bottom is coushined with a paper towel. However, it is still a possibility...

That's good to know, but I've never seen her fall and she definitely never has been near the bottom of her container since her moult, but I'll keep that in mind for future mantids who are moulting. She had full function of everything and was hunting three days ago and moved around outside her...

Thank you, she was loved. If you or anyone else has ever had similar symptoms of sudden weakness and loss of leg function during early adulthood, please let me know so that I can try to narrow down the causes and avoid this for my other ghost girl. 

Unfortunately, she just passed away and stopped all movement. I have been feeding her house flies which I've ordered from Josh's frogs, and black soldier flies which hatched from larve. Within the week she was defecating fine and did not throw up at all. I check her entire cage and she pooped...

I agree with Mart in that my mantids will almost always go towards the bottom of their cage when hungry or thirsty. Try giving him some flies and water. 

Hi everyone, My female adult ghost has been doing well up until this point. She moulted perfectly exactly 7 days ago and has been eating house flies and black soldier flies since. She is in a good sized mesh enclosure about 9 inches by one foot, and the room humidity is at 40-70, with the temp...

I've ordered from her every few years for nearly 15 years and she's always very polite and kind.