Windsor
Member
Hello,
Just this morning I went to check on my Asian Mantis since I knew she was going through a molt soon. I found her on the ground, right side up trying to climb the glass and stuck lying down. It looked like the molt was all together at the top of the cage but she took about a 5 inch drop onto soft substrate right after completing it. I took the lid off and let her slowly climb back up to hang.
I hear so many horror stories of mantids dying a couple days after a fall when/after molting. Plus shes my first mantis and I really dont want to lose her. It's been about 12 hours since the fall and she is acting normal (just got her wings and was shaking them plus cleaning herself too) but I'm worried I'll check within the next few days and she'll be dead. Does it seem like it?
Heres a picture as of when I'm writing this, everythings been cleared out but still a bit dirty, I really didnt want to mess with her much more than I already have.
Thanks for reading and any possible help!
Just this morning I went to check on my Asian Mantis since I knew she was going through a molt soon. I found her on the ground, right side up trying to climb the glass and stuck lying down. It looked like the molt was all together at the top of the cage but she took about a 5 inch drop onto soft substrate right after completing it. I took the lid off and let her slowly climb back up to hang.
I hear so many horror stories of mantids dying a couple days after a fall when/after molting. Plus shes my first mantis and I really dont want to lose her. It's been about 12 hours since the fall and she is acting normal (just got her wings and was shaking them plus cleaning herself too) but I'm worried I'll check within the next few days and she'll be dead. Does it seem like it?
Heres a picture as of when I'm writing this, everythings been cleared out but still a bit dirty, I really didnt want to mess with her much more than I already have.
Thanks for reading and any possible help!
