Mantis becoming blind?

[PrayingMantisPets]

My hierodula majuscula L6 I think is becoming blind. on her left eye there was a little speck. i thought it was dirt or something to i got a wet cotton swab and tried to clean her eye.

She recently molted into L7 an the speck has now spread to her right eye. On the molt is a little speck. I will post pictures soon. Is there anything i could do? If she becomes blind what will be the side effects. hand feeding probably wont be a problem.

 

[Domanating]

These posts are getting old. This is one of the most common issues that people worry about.

I suppose it looks like this...

http://mantidforum.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=34340

...or will eventually grow to look like this

Their vision is not affected by the smudges

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

Sorry i have posted this again i got really worried!

Molt

Eyes

 

[dmina]

Nothing to be sorry for... We all get scared if we think our mantis are in danger... it is natural... but it seems to be a common occurrence... I hope all goes well...

 

[Domanating]

Yup, I'm pretty sure it's the same thing.

The spots are likely to get bigger, sometimes frighteningly bigger but they are completely harmless and won't affect the eyesight.

As said in the link I posted above, these are caused when the mantis rubs its eyes against the wall of the container causing some kind of bruising.

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

Ok, thanks everyone for the help!