fell after molting!! please help help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PrayingMantisPets]

my giant Australian rain forest mantis fell after she molted. i picked her up and he is hanging on my hand. i put her up to a light so maybe she can dry faster. her back four legs are very soft and the some of the little spikes on her raptor claws are pent at the tips. she cant stand. i need help please! what do i do???

(she is now sub adult)

 

[Sticky]

Just keep holding her. Make sure her legs are straightened and dont bother her little claws on her feet. They might get pulled off.

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

Just keep holding her. Make sure her legs are straightened and dont bother her little claws on her feet. They might get pulled off.

do you think she is going to be ok?

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

Im still holding her

 

[Sticky]

She will be ok, but the better her legs the better chance she has of being able to hang on her own when her last molt happens.

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

will she regain strength in her legs?

she sometimes hands on twos and i move her a little bit to put her foot back.

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

she still cant stand

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

yes she is getting a little stronger

 

[Sticky]

How is doing?

 

[Aryia]

It can take a couple days for her to regain her strength if the molt was really stressful. Make sure she stays hanging upside down (on her own accord would be better). If she can't upside down by herself, try to at least let her hang at an angle, that way her legs will harden correctly. I've let a couple females rest right-side up and even though they regained their strength after a couple days, their legs weren't hardened correctly which resulted in them not being able to walk at all.

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

she still cant stand. I got a nice contraption for her to hand on. I might have to stay up just to make sure she is ok.

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

It can take a couple days for her to regain her strength if the molt was really stressful. Make sure she stays hanging upside down (on her own accord would be better). If she can't upside down by herself, try to at least let her hang at an angle, that way her legs will harden correctly. I've let a couple females rest right-side up and even though they regained their strength after a couple days, their legs weren't hardened correctly which resulted in them not being able to walk at all.

I can tell she is getting stronger. she could hardly stay upside down by herself. Now she has been upside down for about an hour.

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

Oh and by the way, thank you everyone who has helped.

 

[Sticky]

You are very welcome!

 

[Bill Myers]

Yup, hanging upside down is the ticket to re-aligning the legs as they harden. Glad to hear she is doing better.

Cheers

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

Yes! She made it through the night but she is still weak. She still is hanging. Oh and I hand fed her a meal worm!

 

[MantidBro]

they are always weak after molting that is normal, it might just be that, youll be sure in a few days, im glad she seems to be doing ok though!

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

i mean when she is walking she cant stand up

 

[MantidBro]

i mean when she is walking she cant stand up

Yeah like her body is against the floor and she cant stand? That happens to mine after they molt too. How long has it been since she molted? a day?