I know this may sound like a stupid question, but bear with me...
I am almost certain my Blue Flash Mantis must have molted at least a couple of days ago. He looks huge now, he was already on his third molt when I got him, but he seems to have doubled in size since then. Problem is, I can't find the discarded exoskeleton on the twig he is always perched on or on the bottom of the enclosure, so I am not entirely sure whether he's molted or if I'm just going insane, lol. But I am 99% sure he looks a lot bigger today. He did eat 2 days ago and almost immediately lunged for the micro cricket, which is a bit odd if he was in premolt imo. Most of my other mantids have either completely ignored their food or just swiped at it without actually grabbing it when they were getting ready to molt.
I am almost certain my Blue Flash Mantis must have molted at least a couple of days ago. He looks huge now, he was already on his third molt when I got him, but he seems to have doubled in size since then. Problem is, I can't find the discarded exoskeleton on the twig he is always perched on or on the bottom of the enclosure, so I am not entirely sure whether he's molted or if I'm just going insane, lol. But I am 99% sure he looks a lot bigger today. He did eat 2 days ago and almost immediately lunged for the micro cricket, which is a bit odd if he was in premolt imo. Most of my other mantids have either completely ignored their food or just swiped at it without actually grabbing it when they were getting ready to molt.