Mantis disfigurement help?! (Pics)

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PIaf94

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Hello all. I've recently acquired some idolos in the mail

and had noticed two of them seem to have

Disfigurements in the legs.

These are all L1 btw

The first one has the back four legs twisted and

Can not walk strait. The good news is that it can still

Eat and grip upside down in its cup.

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The second mantis I'm a bit more worried in that

It's front grasping claws look to have been folding outward

Making it impossible to catch any kind of prey.

image.jpg

My question now is there anyway I can save them?

A method of hand feeding them? And can they molt

Out of these disfigurements or will

It cause them to be stuck in a shed :(

Thanks everyone

 
It looks like they may have hatched in a container with insufficient space to hang properly to dry.

Hand-feed them both if they have difficulty catching their own prey.
The first one may not be capable of molting successfully. The second one should have no issues molting.

 
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I think you can hand feed the 2nd one. Just use a pin to stick the Hydei with and hold it for the mantis.

 

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