giant asain sheading to an adult

[macro junkie]

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48hours before the shead

48hours later

the skin

its done..she is tired,,not moving at tall..but it went well

1 thing i must say..i have been very worried..all tho she was very very fat before the shead she didnt eat any thing for 3 days before the shead..then it took 2 days after the shead untill she has some food.i gave her tiny bit of watered down honey,,im not sure if that kicked started her but a few hous later she had a crickt so i have stoped worrying now.what a good loooking girl she is..a right stunner.

 

[Rob Byatt]

Nice shots there.

One thing though....if a mantis does not want to eat then it is for a reason - it doesn't want to ! After the final moult it can take days for a mantis to eat again, do not force feed it.

Patience is a virtue.

 

[macro junkie]

Nice shots there.One thing though....if a mantis does not want to eat then it is for a reason - it doesn't want to ! After the final moult it can take days for a mantis to eat again, do not force feed it.

Patience is a virtue.

well im here to learn..thanks for the info..this is my 2nd time its ever happened to me..i only got my 1st mantis few months back so im still learning..thanks for info.. next time i wont force feed her.. :blink:

 

[Rick]

Nice pics. It is best not to hold the mantis for a few days after the molt.

 

[macro junkie]

Nice pics. It is best not to hold the mantis for a few days after the molt.

ok rick il remeber that..thanks

 

[joossa]

Very nice pictures!

 

[spawn]

Quick question about the honey thing...how well does honey keep? I keep reading about people gutloading their crix and flies with honey, but I've had a bottle of some honey in my cabinet for maybe a decade now. Still think it has the goods or should I get a fresh bottle? Yes, I'm that cheap to worry about it, but if I need to I wouldn't hesitate.

 

[macro junkie]

Quick question about the honey thing...how well does honey keep? I keep reading about people gutloading their crix and flies with honey, but I've had a bottle of some honey in my cabinet for maybe a decade now. Still think it has the goods or should I get a fresh bottle? Yes, I'm that cheap to worry about it, but if I need to I wouldn't hesitate.

im not sure..i only been doing this a month or so and i dont like honey so lol..im sure somone wil asnwer your Q in a bit..

 

[Rick]

Quick question about the honey thing...how well does honey keep? I keep reading about people gutloading their crix and flies with honey, but I've had a bottle of some honey in my cabinet for maybe a decade now. Still think it has the goods or should I get a fresh bottle? Yes, I'm that cheap to worry about it, but if I need to I wouldn't hesitate.

Feed flies honey, not crickets. Honey generally does not go bad but after that long I would replace it. Honey is cheap.