L6 (orig. L5) Hierodula venosa ❤

[hysteresis]

What a day!

Here's one of our H. venosa L5 babies!

 

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[Graceface]

Cute! Congrats on the new additions 

 

[hysteresis]

Cute! Congrats on the new additions 

Thank you!

Its pair suffered a situation in transit. Some tape was exposed and her raptorial tarsi stuck. How long? I dunno. 

When I came home after work, her front tarsi seemed okay. Instead, she favours a rear leg. She holds it out walking with it up in the air. She does use occasionally. 

We'll see how this goes. She ate.

Here she is...

 

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Oops. I goofed on the title.

Corrected. 

 

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Here she was, as I received her.

Poor thing must've flopped around.

Sorry for the photo rotation. Ill fix it in a bit.

 

[Graceface]

Oh goodness, poor baby! Is that a container with a taped divider inside? She was shipped that way? 

Hopefully everything is fine. Eating is always a good sign. Tarsi can regrow, so even if they are damaged they should be okay in the next molt

 

[hysteresis]

Oh goodness, poor baby! Is that a container with a taped divider inside? She was shipped that way? 

Hopefully everything is fine. Eating is always a good sign. Tarsi can regrow, so even if they are damaged they should be okay in the next molt

I figure so.

While they had a heat pack, I think they were a bit cold too.

I hope she takes her dubias. I left two in her bin.

 

[Mantis Lady]

Think her "foot" will be healed in the next molt. She looks beautiful with the yellow in her arms.

 

[Graceface]

I figure so.

While they had a heat pack, I think they were a bit cold too.

I hope she takes her dubias. I left two in her bin.

It's definitely cold enough to need some good insulation even with heat packs in your neck of the woods. Sound like she is okay, though

Sending you and your new additions some positive vibes

 

[hysteresis]

Thanks for that @Graceface.

Im not so optimistic. While she can hang there and chill, I know she had a very rough ride. We'll see.

 

[hysteresis]

My guy said he'd make good as its his fault. He just had a ghost ooth hatch.

Either way, im going for ghosts sometime in the very near future.

 

[Graceface]

Thanks for that @Graceface.

Im not so optimistic. While she can hang there and chill, I know she had a very rough ride. We'll see.

You never can tell. I've had ones I thought would ever make it hang in there and ones I thought were fine take a sudden bad turn. I'm holding out hope she will make it through for you

My guy said he'd make good as its his fault. He just had a ghost ooth hatch.

Either way, im going for ghosts sometime in the very near future.

That's Good! I wouldn't ever recommend using tape like that in an enclosure. And... You should totally get ghosts! They are awesome

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congrats on the new additions! GET GHOSTS!!!!!!!!!! They are awesome! 

I am glad that one survived, I agree with @Graceface, no one should use tape in an enclosure!

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

Thanks! I plan on four ghosts very soon, and am hoping for four orchids sometime, when available. Also, our dude worries about cold weather shipping orchids. 

Hopefully we get at least one oh-so-pretty girl orchid. 

 

[MantisGirl13]

Thanks! I plan on four ghosts very soon, and am hoping for four orchids sometime, when available. Also, our dude worries about cold weather shipping orchids. 

Hopefully we get at least one oh-so-pretty girl orchid. 

I hope you can get all of them! 

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

I hope you can get all of them! 

- MantisGirl13

We'll get there. 

 

[MantisGirl13]

We'll get there. 

Eventually ..........  

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

The girl is still hanging in there. Again she tracked and struck at her dubia but no cigar, then lost interest. 

The other shows no interest in food but is agile and appears healthy. Both are hanging from their mesh lids.

Dude says they're due to molt. Probably soon. Maybe that's it? If girlie doesn't get her butt in gear, I fear she'd mismolt.

I keep them well misted, and sit their enclosures on top of a cable box (each) to raise their temp a few degrees. It's not hot, just warm.

Dude said they do fine at room temps if they're kept fairly humid so I mist them once in the morning and once at night. I try to keep the humidity in, as our house varies between 38 and 45 percent.