Molt to adult gone wrong

[soundspawn]

My parents saw him and want me to put him down, and he hasn't moved a centimeter since I put him back in his cage after getting his legs out of the molt. I think I'll freeze him after I write this post. I hand fed a mantis once before, daily until she molted to where she could catch food again. But she had a chance to improve. This poor guy is stuck like this.

I don't disagree with them, but I do disagree with their pressuring you to do one thing or another. Hopefully you were leaning that way already so your hand wasn't forced. Regardless I'm sorry for your loss and it may well have been the right call. Sucks, what more can be said right?

 

[Ralphys_Mantids]

Sad

 

[PrayingMantisPets]

same thing happened to me! just a couple of days ago