Starving Always
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my twig mantis (3 legged) has been on the low low recently. it has been on the bottom of the enclosure laying to the side. i tried to move it with a stick only to find it dragging its abdomen and its grip weakening. anyone know whats happening? maybe she ate something wrong? cause her abdomen seems to be pulsing 0: please, i wanna be able to have her molt the next stage so that she is perfectly normal, thanks.
ps. currentl........ (as i was trying to finish what i was going to say something miraculously happened!! read below)
GUYS!! AS I WAS TRYING TO FINISH THE POST, I LOOKED BACK AT HER. (she was near a lamp for extra heat because i thought she needed help with digesting. and so i guessed that if heat could help mature them faster, i thought it would help it poop faster) WHAT I SAW AT FIRST GLANCE, WAS HER JUST LAYING LIKE SHE WAS ON THE FLOOR ON ONE SIDE OF THE ENCLOSURE... I DIDNT REMEMBER HER BEING SO LONG!! THEN I TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AND REALIZED SHE HAD A MISMOLT. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOLTING AND I DIDNT KNOW :C
at first, i thought she was dead and hopeless, cause she looked so lifeless. but then even if it did, i had to make sure... so quickly, i used my fingers to try to pick her up but i couldnt reach XD. so i grabbed my tweezers and got her by the end (abdomen). i wasnt careful at all at not squishing her abdomen. i had so much andrenaline i couldnt stop to see if i crushed her butt-hole. hopefully, i just grabbed the exoskeleton... i then waited to see if there was still JUST a slight chance of it continuing to molt. GUESS WHAT? It slid out its arms!!! and as soon as i noticed, i was SUPER RELIEVED. I have never been more relieved in my entire life. i didnt think i would catch her mismolt this soon? luckily i did!!! i was instantly so joyous and even told my mom what was currently happening. she didnt seem to care, but my happiness. i continued to hold it with the tweezers i always had beside me, and every minute watching it progressively finish was worth the time. i forgot to mention, the leg has been regenerated!! its short and small compared to the other legs, so i thought that was funny XD. as im still typing, its STILL currently molting. the legs and arms have quickly been out, but its just the abdomen shes having problems with. i think she may be stuck :-( ive tried offering a stick for her to pull out herself, but that didnt seem to work. i also noticed that she isnt trying to get out itself. shes literally forzen for some reason. its been maybe 30 minutes. how should i help her in any way? i hope she makes this out alive.
ANOTHER UPDATE: about some time later, i offered my hand again in case she wanted to pull out. at first, she wasnt interested but had her front legs (not raptorial claws) on my thumb, then i gently touched her back legs and/or her (still stuck) abdomen and suddenly, she began to wiggle and slide past my hand and SHE FINALLY CAME!!!! there was a rush of proudness and i was just so relieved!!! i guess she did need a hand LOL. anways, as she was crawling on my hand... i quickly examined her to see if anything went wrong. everything was fine, except... she is still limpy and has no or little grip ON HER LEFT SIDE. i was deeply dissappointed, but also grateful for everything she's done. the other side is fine. i hope she gets better. i plan to hand-feed her until the next molt, and hopefully, she'll be more strong. Its weird cause i thought, that molting would fix everything or better yet, improve. Leave me some comments on what you think about this and how i can help the limpy female. Cheers, everyone!! =) 1:37AM
ps. currentl........ (as i was trying to finish what i was going to say something miraculously happened!! read below)
GUYS!! AS I WAS TRYING TO FINISH THE POST, I LOOKED BACK AT HER. (she was near a lamp for extra heat because i thought she needed help with digesting. and so i guessed that if heat could help mature them faster, i thought it would help it poop faster) WHAT I SAW AT FIRST GLANCE, WAS HER JUST LAYING LIKE SHE WAS ON THE FLOOR ON ONE SIDE OF THE ENCLOSURE... I DIDNT REMEMBER HER BEING SO LONG!! THEN I TOOK A CLOSER LOOK AND REALIZED SHE HAD A MISMOLT. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOLTING AND I DIDNT KNOW :C
at first, i thought she was dead and hopeless, cause she looked so lifeless. but then even if it did, i had to make sure... so quickly, i used my fingers to try to pick her up but i couldnt reach XD. so i grabbed my tweezers and got her by the end (abdomen). i wasnt careful at all at not squishing her abdomen. i had so much andrenaline i couldnt stop to see if i crushed her butt-hole. hopefully, i just grabbed the exoskeleton... i then waited to see if there was still JUST a slight chance of it continuing to molt. GUESS WHAT? It slid out its arms!!! and as soon as i noticed, i was SUPER RELIEVED. I have never been more relieved in my entire life. i didnt think i would catch her mismolt this soon? luckily i did!!! i was instantly so joyous and even told my mom what was currently happening. she didnt seem to care, but my happiness. i continued to hold it with the tweezers i always had beside me, and every minute watching it progressively finish was worth the time. i forgot to mention, the leg has been regenerated!! its short and small compared to the other legs, so i thought that was funny XD. as im still typing, its STILL currently molting. the legs and arms have quickly been out, but its just the abdomen shes having problems with. i think she may be stuck :-( ive tried offering a stick for her to pull out herself, but that didnt seem to work. i also noticed that she isnt trying to get out itself. shes literally forzen for some reason. its been maybe 30 minutes. how should i help her in any way? i hope she makes this out alive.
ANOTHER UPDATE: about some time later, i offered my hand again in case she wanted to pull out. at first, she wasnt interested but had her front legs (not raptorial claws) on my thumb, then i gently touched her back legs and/or her (still stuck) abdomen and suddenly, she began to wiggle and slide past my hand and SHE FINALLY CAME!!!! there was a rush of proudness and i was just so relieved!!! i guess she did need a hand LOL. anways, as she was crawling on my hand... i quickly examined her to see if anything went wrong. everything was fine, except... she is still limpy and has no or little grip ON HER LEFT SIDE. i was deeply dissappointed, but also grateful for everything she's done. the other side is fine. i hope she gets better. i plan to hand-feed her until the next molt, and hopefully, she'll be more strong. Its weird cause i thought, that molting would fix everything or better yet, improve. Leave me some comments on what you think about this and how i can help the limpy female. Cheers, everyone!! =) 1:37AM
