How long should Tenodera sinensis hang upside down after shedding?

[MantidDan]

One of my T.sinensis molted yesterday.The whole process of the actual shedding took about 15-35 minutes then it just hung upside down separated from the skin and has been doing so for about 15 hours. Is it normal for them to hang this long or is there a problem?

 

[agent A]

It's fine don't worry lol

 

[angelofdeathzz]

It's A-OK and so much better than a mis molt. No food till it starts moving around abit.

 

[Crazy4mantis]

he ok now?

 

[MantidDan]

he ok now?

yes and another one molted today from L3-L4. The one that molted a few days ago molted from L2-L3. Most of my mantids are L3 now and are 2 months old are they behind on growth for that age?

 

[womantis]

my adult male tenodera was born on 1 april and molted to adult in mid early/mid july.

 

[Extrememantid]

Lots of mantids mainly hang upside down, such as European mantids, they don't come down unless to eat!

 

[MantidDan]

my adult male tenodera was born on 1 april and molted to adult in mid early/mid july.

So mine are slightly behind is that bad? They were born on June 8.

 

[Crazy4mantis]

it depends on how much you feed and how warm they are.

 

[MantidDan]

it depends on how much you feed and how warm they are.

I hatched the ooths outside when temps were consistently 80's and 90's. They stayed out side for like a little over a month and were then brought inside to room temp(70-75 degrees). Outside i am assuming they inconsistently got fed, but when i brought them inside they got fed and still are getting feed once every other day.

 

[Crazy4mantis]

that sounds ok.

 

[Rick]

It'll move when ready.