Molted during Shipment

Mex_Ghost · Jun 29, 2010

I had this Sybilla Pretiosa that molted to SubAdult, I though She was going to Die, but I´m hand feeding her, and now She has been living with me for two weeks, Do you think that She could be better in her last molt?

Her right raptor arm is kind twisted, abd her torax is curved.

saludos

massaman · Jun 29, 2010

there is not much chance she will get better in a molt and not sure on how well the quality of life would be for the mantis in this condition but either keep the mantis as is or put it in the fridge and give it a peaceful and painless death but thats up to you to decide the mantis possibly wontchange that much if it molts and lives through it!

Rick · Jun 29, 2010

If her legs are gripping normally she has a chance of a good molt. She may be fixed. The thorax is bent really bad, that is the main concern. There isn't anything you can do about it anyway so just wait and see.

JoeCapricorn · Jun 29, 2010

I had a similar case. Baphomet, one of my Giant Asians, molted in a container that was too short for him. It resulted in him looking like Igor or Quasimodo - his thorax was bent. His next molt was to adult, while that was also a mismolt resulting in scruffled wings and a lost leg, his thorax bend was fixed and he has been going strong. Nereid was similar, but instead of a mismolt he turned out to be perfect.

Your mantis, if given proper space and material to cling from to molt, may certainly get better. If she has been living for two weeks like this, it is likely she may be able to live to old age nevertheless.