Yesterday, I accidentally knocked George's cage off the counter and onto the floor. There appeared to be no damage (to the mantis, that is- I was completely mortified); she was still just happily munching away at a cricket, despite having been tipped sideways all of a sudden. Closer inspection as I was rearranging her habitat today revealed that her abdomen was flopping; if she was moved sideways or right side up, it would droop, and she was dragging it along as she walked across my hand.
After a few minutes, she settled upside down on my hand while I worked, with her abdomen wiggling slightly. Just normal mantis butt wiggles, so I thought nothing of it, but when I turned her right side up so I could put her back in, it started twitching and flailing violently. Also, she's always had two black lines between the fourth, fifth, and sixth abdominal segments, and red was showing in the middle of them. Her climbing is mildly impaired but she can still hang upside down.
Does anyone have any idea what the problem might be here? I'm rather confused and a tiny bit worried, but her condition does not appear to be life threatening.
After a few minutes, she settled upside down on my hand while I worked, with her abdomen wiggling slightly. Just normal mantis butt wiggles, so I thought nothing of it, but when I turned her right side up so I could put her back in, it started twitching and flailing violently. Also, she's always had two black lines between the fourth, fifth, and sixth abdominal segments, and red was showing in the middle of them. Her climbing is mildly impaired but she can still hang upside down.
Does anyone have any idea what the problem might be here? I'm rather confused and a tiny bit worried, but her condition does not appear to be life threatening.
