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got to watch him molt. unfortunately i allowed him to be upside down too long. I thought he was drying with the abdomen tip and feet tip in the old skin, but the feet ended up being crooked. the leg that was severely bent either ripped off on the way out when he fell, or didn't fully regrow...

well... mantis is moving EXTREMELY slow.. acting as if he is about to die... so hes for sure going to molt!! i took advantage of his slow state by taping his 2 gimp legs to the ceiling of a paper towel attached to the enclosure... will post on how he does! should molt tonight and hopefully he...

thanks for the replies... I hadn't really kept the enclosure well misted and it was pretty dry. I'm going to make sure I give my mantis the best possible chance it can have at this point and keep his environment well humidified!

hey guys... i've been a ghost of these forums for a little bit now. couple months ago went to a garden center and bought 2 chinese mantis ooths. 1 for gf and 1 for myself. this was both of our first experiences in trying to raise a mantis, although she has other bugs, scorpions etc. all of...