Ghost mantis not eating regularly.

[pedro92]

They are L5 and i have heard they dont eat reguarly. They molted a few days ago and ive seen them eat a few hydei but there abdomens are still thin and i am wondering if this is normal. There are alot of Hydei in the container. What else should i be doing now.

 

[bugzilla]

You could try them on small house flies/curly wing flies!

 

[darkspeed]

Older ghosts are very picky eaters... almost anorexic in their shunning of available food. A fat ghost is a rare sight to see.

 

[Stuart89]

I have this to expect when they moult next, right now they are vigorous feeders sucking up anything that goes past... how long do they take to go from L4 - L5?

 

[pedro92]

It all depends on how long it will take. But mine took a few weeks maybe a month

 

[macro junkie]

the only time iv seen mine eat like pigs is sub adult stage and adult.when mine where small they didnt eat alot,.

 

[iain5]

I'm glad I saw this thread since my group just started molting from probably L4-L5 (not 100% sure, I just got them a week ago).

How long should I wait after molting to introduce food to them again? The same question also applies to some shields I have that just went to subadult.

 

[pedro92]

Most mantids dont eat for a day or two after molt but you can have food in there it just may not eat it right away