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Just a little update, This morning I found her on the floor of her house. Looks like she tried to shed. Her abdomen was really puffy -ive never seen it that big before - She lost another leg and was just making minimal movement on the floor. There was also this cloudy liquid coming out of her...

Will post a picture in a couple of hours 

thanks for the reply. I've just had a look at her and she seems unable to hang upside down. I put her on the netting at the top and she fell off. She's currently sitting upright on a leaf. I've fed her some honey which she gladly took. Hoping for the best. She was my first mantis and I'm quite...

Hi guys, I woke up this morning and checked on the mantids to discover that my female ghost has lost one of her back legs. I'm not sure how it happened - she hasn't shed and neither does she have any crickets in with her. Shes very wobbly now so I don't think she will be able to hunt properly...

Thanks for all of the replies. I live in the UK and got it from my local exotic pet shop. I thought it was a bit too big to be just 3 months old. Never mind. I'm still enjoying having him as part of my collection.

just wanted to share a photo of my new mantis :)  

Its official name is - heterocheeta orientalist. 

Hi Guys,  Picked up my 5th Mantis this morning. Its a cat eyed mantis, 3 months old, and about 4-5 inches long already :)   Does anyone know if they require anything specific. The man in the pet shop was none too sure about them  thanks  vicky 

just a quick post to say hi. I've currently got 4 mantis. 1 ghost 1 dead leaf 1 acromantis japonica and 1 orchid. looking forward to reading all the posts Vicky