First Mantis enjoying a snack after molting (S. kersteni)

[Shane95]

Here is an album of her enjoying a snack, the first time she has eaten for me.

http://imgur.com/a/GAVCG

First molt with me the day before

http://i.imgur.com/nHdkF5N.jpg

 

[Shane95]

Hopefully her sister will decide to eat soon as well...

 

[Mantis Man13]

Woah! They look so cool Shane! So the one that molted is L4 then? Only 4 molts to go for her and she'll be adult. When did you get them and what did you name them? Do you know thy are females for sure?

 

[Shane95]

I got them Thursday morning.

I'm going to wait till I know their genders for sure before I name them.

They are so cool!!

 

[Mantis Man13]

The one you took pictures of is definitely a female, I counted six segments. You can tell by L3 if they are male or female and since yours is L4 now it is most certainly a girl. Count the segments on the bottom of her abdomen and you will count 6. See if the other one you did not take pictures of is a male or female, too. Remember if the bottom of the abdomen has 6 segments it is a girl and if it has 8 segments it is a boy.