Majuscula acting weird...

[hierodula]

Hes bitten off most of his antennae, and when he walks, he always keeps a foot off the ground. Im kind of worried....

 

[Reptiliatus]

I would like to first ask, how old is your specimen? This could be due to old age. Did you observe your mantis consuming it's own antennae as I would have a hard time accepting a mantis would do this. Sometimes broken antennae are just a case of aging as the animal becomes more fragile/frail. As for the "tip-toeing", I have a few Sphdromantis viridis that occasionally walk with one foot off the ground, eventually setting it down later. I certainly wouldn't worry about that.

 

[hierodula]

Hes a presub, and i actually saw him bite it off. He didnt eat it though.

 

[hierodula]

Hes really thin, and wont eat anything. He looks really weak as well. Any help?

 

[aNisip]

Did u try puncturing a prey item and put it up to his mouth? Or pollen/honey can work ..

 

[hierodula]

Tried puting food to its mouth. It bites, swallows, then strikes at it but doesn't want to grab it. I think its molting, but it been almost a week know.

 

[lancaster1313]

The antennae biting is disturbing. I like to use royal jelly as an occasional treat and when an insect is under the weather.

If he is molting just leave him hanging.

 

[hierodula]

Hes not in the molting position though, and that makes me worried, he also walks weird, with a foot not toughing the surface at all times

 

[hierodula]

He shed to subadult perfectly!!! YAY!!! :clap:

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Congratulations!

 

[sinensispsyched]

Now see how he walks!

 

[hierodula]

Lol ya hes fine now. idk y he was acting like that before. Hes chowin down on a cricket as we speak

 

[lancaster1313]

Lol ya hes fine now. idk y he was acting like that before. Hes chowin down on a cricket as we speak

At least he is eating a cricket and not his antennae. What a weirdo.

I hope the autophagia was just one of those strange preteen phases and that it doesn't become the "in thing" for young mantids these days.

 

[sinensispsyched]

Haha! Good one!