First molt!

[Trademark]

My poor mantis, he fell during his molt. I'm very surprised, it's been, what 5-6 days since he hatched?

Even so, I looked over and there we was, hanging upside down on his branch. I practically flipped and decided to leave him alone like I've read. Sadly, I came back, couldn't find him and to my horror he was laying in the dirt, still wriggling slightly. He's so close, too, it looks like his head, part of his forelimbs a bit of his legs are still stuck. It's been, oh, 20 minutes or so now. I'm not sure how long I should wait until I declare it a hopeless cause.

 

[Trademark]

Ah, nevermind, there's no more movement. How disappointing!

 

[Trademark]

Augh, wait, he's still moving...very slowly. Not much. I managed to get him hanging on a twig and he's suspended at least.

 

[Malnra]

You might get lucky, though a fall is not a good thing. Try to keep the humidity up to soften the old skin so he has a chance to wiggle out.

 

[Trademark]

Thank you for the advice, I've become suddenly obsessed with the proper humidity in the past fifteen minutes. However, I don't think it was enough, his body is body is slowly drying out and becoming brown again and he's made 0 progress. I hate to say it, but I think he's done. I've done all I can do and I don't want the poor thing to suffer..

 

[Rick]

Unless you help him as soon as he falls he will be stuck in whatever position he landed in. Just mist every couple days and don't get all worried about humidity. Sometimes these things just happen no matter what you do.

 

[asdsdf]

So, how did it go? :blink:

 

[Trademark]

So, how did it go? :blink:

What, oh, I thought I posted this, hehe. Poor little guy, there was nothing I can do. I waited and waited, but it just didn't work out. I went out and bought a hydrometer though! Turns out I was right, even with the regular misting it's been at like 40% this whole time. D: Dang desert. So hopefully if I can stay on top of that, I can have some success with the few nymphs I salvaged from the hatchings.