a dead one again.....

[idolomantis]

1 and 2 where miss moults..

3 was my monster cat

4 was cant moult

5 is cant moult

had to freeze her....

al my faves and the strongest are dead now...

the mantids that are still alive wont eat and drink.....

i going to focus on the ooth from ubb

 

[macro junkie]

there all miss moulting and cant moult..humdierty to dry>?

 

[idolomantis]

there all miss moulting and cant moult..humdierty to dry>?

hum = 80% they cant hold therselfs becouse the claws are gone or weak

 

[macro junkie]

hum = 80% they cant hold therselfs becouse the claws are gone or weak

inbreeding :lol:

 

[idolomantis]

inbreeding :lol:

ooohoooohoohhhh not again

 

[Birdfly]

Could be humidity/ventilation issues or some thing as simple as inapropriate perches?

Might pay to re think there housing etc out again, good luck

 

[mrblue]

Could be humidity/ventilation issues or some thing as simple as inapropriate perches?Might pay to re think there housing etc out again, good luck

broken claws suggests wrong perching materials. whats the roof made of? and the sides of the container? and the kinds of twigs and branches inside.

 

[Rob Byatt]

As Gary said above,......

How many branches have you got in the enclosure ? How often do you spray them ?

 

[Sparky]

It seems like you are the only one having this problem happening frequently. What species are they? I think 80% is a little too much. Mine do very well at 50-60% with a screen lid. I don't get what you mean when you say they "can't molt" do they get stuck you mean?

 

[macro junkie]

50% is best for me

 

[macro junkie]

well there dieing and the ones left wont eat..u know when u moved recently..did that freke them out mayby..whats the temps like where u house them?is it steady temp?temps have alot to do with them feeeding right.

 

[idolomantis]

amount of branches: 1+i few sticks(when there going to moult less

hum: 60-70% now i reduced it i little

ventilation: = ok

temp: 20 night 22 day

light: its light when it is day and dark when its night

hight of the cage: 12 inches

lenght of the cage: 16"

food i use: regular crickets, big flies.

 

[tier]

Hi

Why don't you try to keep them a little warmer at daytime? T think this is the mistake. And crickets of course...

I don't think that there is any mantid who will survive 22°C daytime for long time ;-) For example: Hierodula membranacea do not need high temperatures, but temperatures lower than 24°C for long times means even they will all die.

Too low temperature makes the mantid ill in a way that he won't eat anymore ;-)

regards

 

[macro junkie]

22c/74f is fine for alot of mantids imo,well iv never had any problems with them temps..my room peaks at 80f but alot of days its 74-76f.My mantids eat every day if they could and get adult in a matter of months.70f is a bit to cold but 75f i have good results..They shed fast.

 

[tier]

After some generations of breeding mantids I'm sure the temperature is too low

 

[idolomantis]

After some generations of breeding mantids I'm sure the temperature is too low

i cant instal heat lamps in ther tanks it will be i little warmer

does that explain al strange dies to you? if so, read my topics again....

 

[Sparky]

Also I noticed that the amount of water the mantids drink will affect their molt. If you mist the tank, then its good, but they will also drink alot of water than usual a couple of hours before the molt. When an insect/spider molts fluids build up right underneath their exoskeleton. That's why some insects turn a different color. Humidity is also important, but if a mantis doesn't drink, it will sometimes affect the mantid's ability to molt.

In the wild they depend on the water inside of other insects and water is plentiful outside. Humidity just makes their skin flimsier and softer to get out of, but the fluid inside is what's important.

Oh and they can't molt if the can't hang obviously. So um, good perches = no falling.

 

[Matthewtinnion]

I hope im not missing somthing but what Sp are we talking about here?

Mat.