Dropping of food due to hydration problems

[CoolMantid]

So my female H. majuscula would pick up food then drop it a second later. I misted her directly and she flattened out and started drinking the water. That was yesterday and today I put a waxworm infront of her and she ate it! I dont know if this has already been established in the hobby but still. Its kinda a relief.

Oh and my males wing buds are swollen looking (I am bad at telling for sure so its just a guess because he stopped eating)

 

[warpdrive]

my male molted just a few hours ago. I caught it all on camera. I didn't sleep. now I'm off for work.

Harry

 

[CoolMantid]

Well mine caught a wax worm that was meant for my ghost but he crept over there and stole it. So I guess this is like 5th time I thought my mantises wingbuds were swollen but they werent

 

[CoolMantid]

Can you show us the video?

 

[hibiscusmile]

That is something I state over and over again, when starting to eat and dropping it, they are looking FOR WATER

 

[Mvalenz]

The first time i saw one of my mantids drink water i freaked out because i didn't know what it was doing. I just saw it do a face plant and stay that way for a minute. I never saw my budwing drink water so this was kinda foreign to me. But now i think it is the cutest thing ever when they drink water.

 

[CoolMantid]

That is something I state over and over again, when starting to eat and dropping it, they are looking FOR WATER

Oh ok then. That makes sense. It is kinda adorable

 

[hibiscusmile]

it is sweet, I know, I know, Rick things things are strange here, but he must remember when I wrote how I thought they were reverencing God when they bent down to drink as it always touches my heart strings! Member Rick?

 

[warpdrive]

That is something I state over and over again, when starting to eat and dropping it, they are looking FOR WATER

every other day I get all my matids wet so they can drink by licking from their raptors. but there are always the thirsty ones who do the face plant.

Harry

 

[onion_breath : ° )]

Drinking is a way of life especially in Russia. After feeding and watering forty or so baby bugs, I do a face plant too.

 

[hibiscusmile]

haha, onion breath! u r funny!

 

[sinensispsyched]

For me, it is always hard to tell if the buds are swollen, due to my *wishful thinking*!

However, I have also noticed that the buds look sorta discolored.