hysteresis
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extremely weak, but....She seems like a fighter! I'm rooting for her to pull through
She did just accept and ate THREE small crickets.It probably is fine
**Dissected and hand-fed.
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**Dissected and hand-fed.
hysteresis
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She also had another good dose of honey water, and a bit of banana on a qtip.
Graceface
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Yay! Eating is a good sign. I'll keep sending positive vibesextremely weak, but....
She did just accept and ate THREE small crickets.
**Dissected and hand-fed.
hysteresis
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hysteresis
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Night owl over here.
Decided to see if she'd swat at a dubia.
She reacted but doesn't have proper use of any limb, really. But she can articulate to a degree that might give her a chance to molt again. She can awkwardly climb the mesh 'curtains' I've draped in her bin. She does climb a bit, and has regained an impressive amount of strength. So I dissected her dubia, and she ate ALL the guts.
3 crickets, and a dubia. Good outing.
I certainly can do this for a few weeks.
The trick will be to see if she can moult vertically, or if she can figure out how to invert herself, anchoring solidly for a moult.
Cautiously optimistic.
Decided to see if she'd swat at a dubia.
She reacted but doesn't have proper use of any limb, really. But she can articulate to a degree that might give her a chance to molt again. She can awkwardly climb the mesh 'curtains' I've draped in her bin. She does climb a bit, and has regained an impressive amount of strength. So I dissected her dubia, and she ate ALL the guts.
3 crickets, and a dubia. Good outing.
I certainly can do this for a few weeks.
The trick will be to see if she can moult vertically, or if she can figure out how to invert herself, anchoring solidly for a moult.
Cautiously optimistic.
hysteresis
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Her name is Hope.
Mantis Lady
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Fight for her. She has the will to live and she is eating. That is a good sign.
A nice fitting name for your girl
Prayingmantisqueen
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hysteresis
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Hope's breakfast - two nice crickets back-to-back.
One can see her raptorials are gimped out. She can climb, but can't grapple her food.
S'okay. I got her covered.
AND, her belly is starting to fill up.
One can see her raptorials are gimped out. She can climb, but can't grapple her food.
S'okay. I got her covered.
AND, her belly is starting to fill up.
Graceface
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MantisGirl13
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YAY!!!!!extremely weak, but....
She did just accept and ate THREE small crickets.
**Dissected and hand-fed.
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hysteresis
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I came back here giving LIKES and ran out again. I'll get ya.
Here's Hope today achieving a major milestone in her progress. I managed to invert her, and she's showing greatly improved ability to hang. If she intends to molt out of this, she needs to hang on firmly and NOT mismolt or fall again.
She still has some strengthening and healing to do. She's currently L6.
Mantis Lady
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Hope has the will to live. that is good. I hope she can hang on her own
I hope she can hang on her own
MantisGirl13
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She looks great!!
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hysteresis
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Thanks @MantisGirl13.
Lets see if she can lock in upside down.
I'm not sure she can. How will she molt?
Lets see if she can lock in upside down.
I'm not sure she can. How will she molt?
Graceface
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I've read of people taping their mantids in place, though I have never had to resort to such measures, thankfully
hysteresis
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What about a super small (tiny spittle-sized) drop of CA adhesive at the lower part of each tibia? This is crazy. I know!
MantisGirl13
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Let her be a while, she may figure it out on her own!
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