L6 (orig. L5) Hierodula venosa ❤

[hysteresis]

Here's Hope-ing (lol) that Hope will pull through and be able to molt

That's the amazing part. I_CAN'T_FILL_HER_UP! She keeps eating and eating.

I feed them something small every day. Then on a day like today I gorge them, because the goldens are bottomless pits. They digest it quick and poop like crazy.

Hope had two small crickets today. Being unable to grapple, she tomahawked the 'tweezered' cricket, chomped on a leg and ate it clean off. Then, she reached down with her maw and started eating out the belly. There was nothing left.

I set her in her clean home, and she decides she's gonna go for a climb. She climbed a bit up the side. Here, she was just hanging around, cleaning herself up with her femoral brushes (left side, she wasn't hooked in, but cleaning herself). What a trooper!

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EXCITING!!! So happy for you about the new additions. Can't wait for pics of them

I was expecting to hear from him about the ghosts, and making good for the shipping mistake with Hope. I almost dropped my phone when he offered up the spinys as well.

Four and four. I'm ecstatic!

Of course I'll post pics. I can't seem to leave this forum for more than an hour as it is! 

 

[hysteresis]

With Hope, i'll have to tape her up or something. Maybe a teeeeeeeny drop of crazy glue. Even smaller than that. Tiny. Top side of her rear four tarsi (well, three, as she's missing one).

If she molts out with three good tarsi out of four on the back, we're gold. She can have a problem with her raptorials for another molt or two but Hopefully  she'll have at least one good raptorial at next molt.

THAT should get her through L7.

It's all down to the next molt.

 

[Mantis Lady]

I was expecting to hear from him about the ghosts, and making good for the shipping mistake with Hope. I almost dropped my phone when he offered up the spinys as well.

Four and four. I'm ecstatic!

Nice, getting enew mantids is always fun

 I set her in her clean home, and she decides she's gonna go for a climb. She climbed a bit up the side. Here, she was just hanging around, cleaning herself up with her femoral brushes (left side, she wasn't hooked in, but cleaning herself). What a trooper!

Your girl surely has the will to live. I hope she will make it to next molt, and can heal herself.

 

[hysteresis]

My H. golden experience continues here: