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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MandellaMandy123" data-source="post: 257581" data-attributes="member: 5808">Well, if your mantis looks like it's about to pop, then probably it's best not to feed for a couple of days.  Mine had just recently molted - they tend to look fatter when they are ready to molt.  Mantids don't 'gain weight' like humans do.  You can see in this photo a really fat mantis that I had.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="https://mantidforum.net/uploads/gallery/album_379/med_gallery_5808_379_8061756.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>