Graceface's Mantis family

[hysteresis]

OMG ?

 

[Mantis Lady]

They are soooo cute

 

[MantisGirl13]

Wow! So pretty! I can't wait for mine to molt!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

Letty molted again! I believe she is sub adult now but she may be pre sub. She is so big now, this picture doesn't do her justice ?  

 

[Mantis Lady]

Gratz on the molt

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

Everyone has numbers instead of names for a molt until they reach L3 and I can try to sex them. 

What instar are they in the pictures? 

 

[MantisGirl13]

Wow! She is Beautiful! Congratulations on the molt! 

How long does it take an orchid mantis to molt from L1 to L2? My L1s are 11 days old and I am wondering when they will molt their first molt.

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

What instar are they in the pictures? 

They are L2 currently

Wow! She is Beautiful! Congratulations on the molt! 

How long does it take an orchid mantis to molt from L1 to L2? My L1s are 11 days old and I am wondering when they will molt their first molt.

- MantisGirl13

They should molt every 20 (ish) days. If kept very well fed and warm, they might molt in 2 weeks

 

[MantisGirl13]

ok, Thanks! I know that in most species the molt from L1 to L2 is a little over a week, so I was just wondering. 

MantisGirl13

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

They are L2 currently

2 hours ago, MantisGirl13 said:

Ok great! 

 

[Graceface]

ok, Thanks! I know that in most species the molt from L1 to L2 is a little over a week, so I was just wondering. 

MantisGirl13

I've been having my females molt in 14 or 15 days, and as little as 10 for some of them at their earlier molts, like L3 to L4. I feed my girls ALOT of flies, as I'm trying to speed them up so you may experience slower molts if you feed sparingly or keep them in the 70s and not the 80s or 90.

 

[MantisGirl13]

I've been having my females molt in 14 or 15 days, and as little as 10 for some of them at their earlier molts, like L3 to L4. I feed my girls ALOT of flies, as I'm trying to speed them up so you may experience slower molts if you feed sparingly or keep them in the 70s and not the 80s or 90.

Ok. Thanks! I am excited to see the color change from L1 to L2! I am hoping to be able to slow my males and speed up my females so they all mature at around the same time.

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

@MantisGirl13 Yeah I was stoked to see some of their molts in the shipping cups. They look so different from L1 through L3. It's fun to see the transition

 

[MantisGirl13]

@MantisGirl13 Yeah I was stoked to see some of their molts in the shipping cups. They look so different from L1 through L3. It's fun to see the transition

Yeah, I bet! I'm excited!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

Bellatrix molted again and is now the same size as Hazel. I caught her mid molt and got a photo, but it isn't the best shot.

 

[Mantis Lady]

 Gratz on the molt. I love Bellatrix color. She is beautiful.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Beautiful! I love the coloring! 

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

Heidi molted again on Halloween. Here are a couple shots of her I took yesterday 





Kevin, a male orchid, molted to adult overnight. I'll get pics of him later

 

[Mantis Lady]

Gratz with the molts. They both are beautiful.

 

[Prayingmantisqueen]

She is gorgeous!