Grass mantis missing one raptoral leg

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DeusVult

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Found this guy and he was missing a piece of one of his raptorial just wanting to know if he will be ok and if it will eventually grow back after a few molts and will it make it harder for him to molt?Edit: He just ate a fruit fly so I think he should be fine I guess?

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He should be fine! As long as he has one arm he can still eat, you can always hand feed him if you notice he's not catching flies. Molting shouldn't be an issue either, mantises use their back legs to hang on not their front. It might grow back after a few molts if he isn't adult yet. 

 
Grass mantids? Aren't those the parthenogenic ones? If so,  then this "guy" is actually a "gal."

 
My mantis has 1 raptoral arm and seems to be fine. If you notice your mantis not eating, you can offer him food instead but sounds like he can fend well for himself with just 1 arm  :D

 

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