My Ghost needs help

[Ghost Mantis]

My Ghost is currently L3 for almost 3 weeks now. My room temperature is around 70-80 F. I mist the enclosure once a day. The last time he ate was on Saturday morning last week (2/2/2013). He only bite off the head and then drop the HF. He has stopped eating for almost 6 days . This is some picture about his enclosure. Sorry I don't have micro camera to take a picture of him.

 

[Paradoxica]

It's probably about to molt, sometimes they stop eating for a while before.

 

[Ghost Mantis]

It's probably about to molt, sometimes they stop eating for a while before.

Year, I heard that they will stop eating for 2-3 days before molting. However, 6 days is quite odd to me

 

[D_Hemptress]

thats odd to me too, but really hope paradoxica is right. hopefully when you wake up tomorrow you will have a hungry freshly molted mantis

 

[aNisip]

Raise temps and humidity

 

[Ghost Mantis]

thats odd to me too, but really hope paradoxica is right. hopefully when you wake up tomorrow you will have a hungry freshly molted mantis

I hope so

 

[Ghost Mantis]

Raise temps and humidity

Thanks for the tip. I am doing it now. Hopefully my ghost will molt in early tomorrow morning

 

[angelofdeathzz]

No worries some can refuse food for well over a week before a molt, they like to slim down to make shedding the old exoskeleton easier.

 

[sally]

my ghost is not an eater either. she just molted again and seems very healthy but only eats once a week. i just make sure she is hydrated and has some honey.

 

[Sticky]

Any luck today?

 

[Ghost Mantis]

He molts in the early morning. He mismolts . One leg is not facing the right way, and one claw cannot function. I sprayed additional mist last night around 2am before I went to sleep, but he still cannot make it

 

[Paradoxica]

Don't give up on him yet, I've had mismolts live to adulthood, they just need a little extra care.

 

[Ghost Mantis]

Year, I will try my best. Poor him .

 

[Danny.]

Bummer But like paradoxica said with extra care he can still make it.

 

[D_Hemptress]

hand feeding until the next molt, extra work but it should be ok

 

[Ghost Mantis]

He passes away . He can't make it

 

[Sticky]

Im so sorry. Thats harsh.

 

[D_Hemptress]

oh no, im sorry about that.

 

[Ghost Mantis]

He is my first mantis. He gives me the passionate inspiration of mantises. Poor him :angel: