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Chinese abdomen kink!
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<blockquote data-quote="Summerbug" data-source="post: 294817" data-attributes="member: 7309"><p>Regarding the kinked abdomen, if possible, it would be best to discourage them from always hanging from the ceiling (in my experience). I've raised numerous batches of Chinese mantises, and may of those that I did not remedy the kink for ended up dying. Eventually, the gut gets a blockage and they can't pass food anymore. If you could put mesh or even tissue on the sides, that may help. Maybe some stuff to climb (in the enclosure) will encourage them to not hang upside down from the top so much. I even got to the point where I would turn the enclosure on its' side (if that is at all possible) to encourage them to spend some time at some other angle. Even tilting the enclosure so he has a lesser angle should help. I am not so sure about the cricket issue. I use crickets but I only use nymph crickets and they go through lengthy (1-2 week) quarantine with high quality feeding before I feed mantis with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Summerbug, post: 294817, member: 7309"] Regarding the kinked abdomen, if possible, it would be best to discourage them from always hanging from the ceiling (in my experience). I've raised numerous batches of Chinese mantises, and may of those that I did not remedy the kink for ended up dying. Eventually, the gut gets a blockage and they can't pass food anymore. If you could put mesh or even tissue on the sides, that may help. Maybe some stuff to climb (in the enclosure) will encourage them to not hang upside down from the top so much. I even got to the point where I would turn the enclosure on its' side (if that is at all possible) to encourage them to spend some time at some other angle. Even tilting the enclosure so he has a lesser angle should help. I am not so sure about the cricket issue. I use crickets but I only use nymph crickets and they go through lengthy (1-2 week) quarantine with high quality feeding before I feed mantis with them. [/QUOTE]
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