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Health Issues
Lethargic behavior leads to death
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<blockquote data-quote="thalassarche" data-source="post: 253873" data-attributes="member: 7133"><p>Yeah, there's some concern about feeding pet store crickets to mantises, not just because of mantises ending up dead, but also because crickets can injure a mantis if left in an enclosure with one--especially molting ones. Keep in mind also that many male adults won't be as interested in eating as they are in finding a mate and will probably only eat a couple times a week (depending on species, etc). It could have been any number of things that killed your mantis, from mismolt to injury to whatever it is crickets , and unfortunately it's hard to be certain. But you did successfully raise him to adult, so congratulations on that! If you want to have another mantis, I definitely recommend the classifieds here. It's hard to keep just one mantis!</p><p></p><p>(As an aside, I'm also in NC, so hello neighbor!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thalassarche, post: 253873, member: 7133"] Yeah, there's some concern about feeding pet store crickets to mantises, not just because of mantises ending up dead, but also because crickets can injure a mantis if left in an enclosure with one--especially molting ones. Keep in mind also that many male adults won't be as interested in eating as they are in finding a mate and will probably only eat a couple times a week (depending on species, etc). It could have been any number of things that killed your mantis, from mismolt to injury to whatever it is crickets , and unfortunately it's hard to be certain. But you did successfully raise him to adult, so congratulations on that! If you want to have another mantis, I definitely recommend the classifieds here. It's hard to keep just one mantis! (As an aside, I'm also in NC, so hello neighbor!) [/QUOTE]
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