How long will a mantis go without eating ?

[Shadow]

My ghost isn't eating. about how long until she molts?

 

[Extrememantid]

A day or so.. Maybe even later tonight..

 

[Rick]

A day or so.. Maybe even later tonight..

It can be variable. With experience you can say when a molt is immanent.

 

[Extrememantid]

It can be variable. With experience you can say when a molt is immanent.

Yeah I know.. That's just my guess.. I always know when mine are gonna molt.

 

[Shadow]

She is still not eating or molted

 

[Extrememantid]

Don't worry.. according to the care sheet they can got for a long time without food

 

[Domanating]

The longest time I've seen a mantis fasting before a molt was 6 days. After a molt, 5 days.

 

[Shadow]

I got her to eat I guess she was lazy. I just cut the legs of a cricket put it in front of her and bam ! She ate.

 

[Extrememantid]

That's good.. We'll good luck with her

 

[Shadow]

A photo

 

[Ranitomeya]

She doesn't look anywhere near molting. She looks rather skinny, in fact.

Are you keeping her well-hydrated and warm?

 

[Shadow]

Yes I mist her about 2 times a day.

 

[Orin]

Some ghosts are just picky eaters. If you have moths you might fatten her up quick but as stated, she is nowhere near a molt.

 

[HungryGhost]

A photo

My green ghost female looks the same way. She shunned bb flies and would only take house flies. Now she's off of those too. She is drinking and warm. She did take a snack of honey. Maybe I'll try some tiny crickets. My two male ghosts are pigging out on bb flies and are much bigger than the females. My other female is taking house flies.

 

[Sticky]

My male ghost Nocrest was not eating. Finaly he ate a bb then a tiny cricket. Hes still thin! I cut a big crickets head off and held it for him. He didn't eat alot of it but some is better than none. I want him to breed my female Isabelle. All he does is go piggy-back.

I make sure he gets plenty of water and some honey.