Help Mantid Fell While Molting

[SlowChild]

my little s.carolina nymph was molting hanging from the lid and it fell all of a sudden and stopped moving, is tere anthing i can do !!!!

 

[bassist]

Depends if it just fell hold it up by the old exoskeleton.

 

[hibiscusmile]

It should be able to finish molting, if u can get its legs to hold on or hold it up.

 

[SlowChild]

it JUST started to molt and fell right after 5 or so minutes, i can barely see the exo skeleton coming off from it, its barely moving now

 

[SlowChild]

i dont know how to keep it up, its only 1 inch long and its legs wont stick backon the lid

 

[sbugir]

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[bassist]

i dont know how to keep it up, its only 1 inch long and its legs wont stick backon the lid

Gonna have to put it in the freezer sounds like there's nothing you can do.

 

[Ntsees]

It's over.

 

[massaman]

+1

 

[SlowChild]

yep, fed it to the adult female

 

[mantidsaresweet]

It's sad but it happens sometimes.

 

[wero626]

Really nothing you could do when they fall off from molting its sad to say but they mostly die that has been my experience with my mantids they have not fell from molting and survive so i hope everything goes well and anything is possible so maybe he will shed on the floor of your container i also heard like they said you can hold the old skin and be patient and wait for it to shed successfully good luck!!!

 

[Focnr]

75% of the time they will die from that type of fall.