Hysteresis' Mantis Stream - 2019

[hysteresis]

gratz on jakes molt.

Thank you. 

I know I said i'd wait for Susannah to post pics, but Jake is really pretty.

Sorry for the lousy cropping. He was munching on a piece of wax worm.

 

[Mantis Lady]

He is cute

 

[MantisGirl13]

He is a beautiful boy!

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

He is cute

He is a beautiful boy!

- MantisGirl13

Thanks y'all!

I'm crazy about the contrasting coloured patterns on the pronotum, abdomen, and legs.

Very prey aggressive as well.

Fun species, I have to say. Except Susannah. She's p*ssing me off with this no molt business.

 

[Graceface]

Adorable! I hope Susannah molts soon

 

[hysteresis]

Adorable! I hope Susannah molts soon

Thanks, and yes. Soooon.

I received them Dec 5th and her brothers have molted twice since.

There must be something wrong.

 

[MantisGirl13]

I hope Susanna molts soon! The patterns on them are beautiful, I agree!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Graceface]

I just had a L4 male orchid die who refused to molt. I think he had internal problems, because he had frass stuck to his abdomen for weeks that wouldn't come off, and he wouldn't eat or molt. No amount of honey water or assistance on my part convinced him to do either and I lost him

I hope Susannah is just on her own molting schedule and not experiencing any health issues. Is she otherwise doing well? 

 

[hysteresis]

I hope Susannah is just on her own molting schedule and not experiencing any health issues. Is she otherwise doing well? 

Thank you. Yes, she eats fine.

I filled her up a couple days ago. Now her abdomen has flattened right down.

The other mios dont fast for very long prior to molting. I'll offer her some waxworm tonight. My guess is she'll take it no problem.

Or, maybe she'll molt today. LoL. I dunno.

 

[Graceface]

Let's hope she will molt

 

[hysteresis]

Let's hope she will molt

Still no molt. 

But is she eating?

That's the abdomen of a 1/4 pin cricket.  She ate more than half!

 

[Graceface]

If she's eating, she can't be too bad! Must be that she is just on her own schedule  

 

[hysteresis]

Must be that she is just on her own schedule  

Close to six weeks without a molt.

Princess must have one heckuva busy schedule.

 

[Graceface]

Princess must have one heckuva busy schedule. 

Lol! I'll send mantis love and molty vibes her way!

 

[hysteresis]

Lol! I'll send mantis love and molty vibes her way!

Thankya!

 

[Mantis Lady]

Still no molt. 

But is she eating?



That's the abdomen of a 1/4 pin cricket.  She ate more than half!

She is eating, that is good. She will molt when she is ready. Maybe afer this cricket.

 

[MantisGirl13]

I am glad she is eating! That is a good sign. I hope she molts soon! How is everyone else doing?

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

How is everyone else doing?

- MantisGirl13

Hope, I dunno. She looks depressed between feedings. She's still a voracious eater (good sign) and the black she had on her rear tarsus hasn't spread but it did finally fall off. That leaves her with tarsi only on her middle legs.

Hopefully she is indeed presub. I cant imagine shell regrow enough tarsi in one molt. She definitely won't regrow enough to replace the lost raptorial tibia in one molt.

Im thinking ill rig her up to molt, maybe this weekend. Its been a month.

If she falls, that's it.

The others are fantastic!

Noteworthy: M. caffra #1 AKA Jake was perched up top of his deli cup. I threw in a quarter pin.

He scooted right down and scooped it up within 30 secs. Neither my rhombos nor Noël, our xmas golden, seem as prey agressive as Jake.

If all goes well, ill be unboxing my new arrivals tomorrow. 

 

[Graceface]

If all goes well, ill be unboxing my new arrivals tomorrow. 

That is exciting! Can't wait to hear all about them

 

[Mantis Lady]

If all goes well, ill be unboxing my new arrivals tomorrow. 

Cool. nothing is as fun unboxing new mantids