Droopy Mantis 2

[FitzWallace]

Apologies if this is a second posting..my first may have gotten lost in cyberspace. I have a 4 month old adult Chinese mantis. Yesterday he was eating & flying, and today he doesn't have the strength to move, and won't even eat from my hand. I've read that they live 5-6 months, so this may just be his time, but it seems like it's too soon! Is there anything I could/should do? Any advice would be very much appreciated!

 

[robo mantis]

He ate a sick fly. feed him water then honey and repeat

 

[Rick]

He ate a sick fly. feed him water then honey and repeat

How do you know this? He never mentioned anything about a fly. I don't recommend you feed him water then honey! No idea where you came up with that. Bottom line is we don't really know what causes these things.

 

[Asa]

Yeah, way too early to give advice for that. More info please.

 

[robo mantis]

LOL i read it wrong! i thought he said it was eating flies when he said "He was eating and flying"

 

[Kriss]

Hi FitzWallace,

The only thing to do is give it time.

You may notice an improvement in its health in a day or two.

But as you say it may just be the end of its life span.

 

[Ben.M]

An adult male normaly lasts 3-5 months(not 5-6) so he is prob on the death path :roll:

 

[FitzWallace]

Thanx for the replies. He did die. *sigh* I do have 2 left from the same case. Hopefully they will live a bit longer. Thanks again!

 

[Precious]

If you're sure he's cashin' out, you can help him along by putting him in the freezer. It's kind and quick. Sorry