ginah91395
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I brought a Chinese Mantis inside at the end of October ( I live in Eugene, OR), ight was already an adult. I realize they only live about a year. In the last 2 days, my mantis seems to be having a lot of difficulty staying on any perch, it keeps falling. Today I increased the substrate level to decrease the height for falls, added additional twigs on the edges for climbing from the floor and changed the screen mesh to a little larger screen (it seemed to keep getting his legs stuck in the mesh).
After a fall, I let him climb onto my hand to recover. He clung into my finger, literally wrapped all of his legs around my finger, including his front legs and would not let go...he's never done that before. I'm wondering if the repeated falls and this behavior is indication of head injury or getting close to the end of his life?
After a fall, I let him climb onto my hand to recover. He clung into my finger, literally wrapped all of his legs around my finger, including his front legs and would not let go...he's never done that before. I'm wondering if the repeated falls and this behavior is indication of head injury or getting close to the end of his life?