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Floppy abdomen issue, Please Help!
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<blockquote data-quote="TheBeesKnees" data-source="post: 266892" data-attributes="member: 7711"><p>I have never experienced this problem myself, but it seems relatively common in the Tenodera genus. The best suggestion I've read was to reorient the enclosure so that they can hang vertically, but cannot hang completely upside-down from a horizontal surface. Given their condition, I have a feeling that they'd have a higher chance at molting successfully from a more vertical position that allows their abdomen to sit normally than they would in an upside-down horizontal position that causes their abdomen to sag as they do in your photos.</p><p>Usually, the mantis will outgrow the floppy abdomen with little problem, but it can prove fatal if the abdomen remains kinked most of the time. It may have been what caused the death of your deceased nymphs (but it can't be said for sure). </p><p></p><p>I'm sure someone else with proper experience with this issue will swing by and give you a more detail prognosis based on their personal observations though!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheBeesKnees, post: 266892, member: 7711"] I have never experienced this problem myself, but it seems relatively common in the Tenodera genus. The best suggestion I've read was to reorient the enclosure so that they can hang vertically, but cannot hang completely upside-down from a horizontal surface. Given their condition, I have a feeling that they'd have a higher chance at molting successfully from a more vertical position that allows their abdomen to sit normally than they would in an upside-down horizontal position that causes their abdomen to sag as they do in your photos. Usually, the mantis will outgrow the floppy abdomen with little problem, but it can prove fatal if the abdomen remains kinked most of the time. It may have been what caused the death of your deceased nymphs (but it can't be said for sure). I'm sure someone else with proper experience with this issue will swing by and give you a more detail prognosis based on their personal observations though! [/QUOTE]
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