Empusa Sub male molts to adult

[glock34girl]

My sub adult male Empusa pennata molted to adult today, about ten days after he molted to sub! Sorry videos aren't top notch. Just me and Siri.

 

[Danny.]

It won't let me watch the videos

 

[glock34girl]

Some pics

My female molted two days ago but her wings didn't fair well but she is healthy and eating

 

[aNisip]

:clap: woot! Go GG! now tell his female to hurry up!

 

[glock34girl]

:clap: woot! Go GG! now tell his female to hurry up!

Lol she molted two days ago. He was the slow one!

@danny shoukd be good now. Don't know why the last three didn't show. Ill try to post the flip.

 

[sally]

Beautiful. I am amazed every time I see the final molt.

 

[mantid_mike]

Beautiful!! Congrats

 

[Mime454]

Wow! Very pretty!

 

[Bartek]

Omg

Why the heck mines did not moult yet

Man, whats temps u use to keep them ?

 

[jrh3]

Omg

Why the heck mines did not moult yet

Man, whats temps u use to keep them ?

you have to talk to them each night read a story to them, lol. j@glock girl good luck.

 

[glock34girl]

90f with a nocturnal heat light with cooler temps at night.

UV bulbs 12 hours

Tungsten bulb 4 hours

30-40 humidity

Mist once a day and have a live plant to keep some humidity up for the molts. They are very pretty.

 

[Mime454]

Did you ever see yours drink? Mine seem to hate being sprayed, so I've only done it once every 2 weeks. Still not drinking and they look mad at the idea of being sprayed.

 

[glock34girl]

Did you ever see yours drink? Mine seem to hate being sprayed, so I've only done it once every 2 weeks. Still not drinking and they look mad at the idea of being sprayed.

I spray mine a lot. The drink/groom a lot. They sink from what's on themselves. If they at hating the spray maybe they are close to molting??? Also I use a warm spray and spray from a good distance and softly and near them then gradually across them. I make sure there is plenty of water sprayed on their herb too. They seem happy with it. Also if I rennet your female is about five days behind mine and mine molts three days ago so she may be pissed cause she's ready I molt???? I sprayed on the plant when it was molt time. Hat do you have her in?

 

[Mime454]

She never liked spraying. She's still eating a lot, so I don't think the molt is coming up. I have her in a 1.5' net cylinder with wirey sticks, but she's always on the mesh.

 

[thalassarche]

Wow, what a lovely mantis!

 

[glock34girl]

Wow I just read my post. Have a look at that spelling. Damn you auto correct!

 

[sally]

Wow I just read my post. Have a look at that spelling. Damn you auto correct!

I thought you were using Google translate lol.

 

[Precarious]

Too cool! Can't wait for mine to molt.

 

[glock34girl]

I thought you were using Google translate lol.

No, just far thumbs and a small screen lol