neurological issue?

[DinehCaveman]

I found a L5 male on the bottom of it's enclosure, legs semi folded underneath. As I was removing him he reached out with a raptorial. At a loss to do something, anything I misted him, placed him on wet paper towel, and began to pump his abdomen back and forth, he was still fighting his right side was dragging, his front leg and raptorial was completely useless. I irritated him for an hour or so then he came back to normal, sort of. He is walking fine with all legs, his right raptorial is not functioning, he holds it in normal folded position, but does not extend it or use it all. I was so freaked out, I was about to euthanize when I checked on him and he was standing up off the ground and looking around. Is this what a mantis stroke looks like? Infection? Sick fly? I did notice feces when he came back.

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Could he have gotten overheated? That happened to one of mine when he had heat stroke.

 

[sally]

My orchid did this last week. In her case she was overheated. I thought she was dead, but I felt her abdomen pumping when I picked her up. I misted her and her antenna started moving. I left her out in the open kept misting and offering water, which she was eventually able to drink. She is fine now, 2 days later. This was totally my fault I put a lid on her container instead of the usual screen top to try and get her to lay her ooth. She was overheated. I am glad your mantis is doing better, I certainly learned my lesson :/ Her legs and raptorals weren't working either at first, but the body functions all came back to 100%. It took a whole day for her to return to normal.

 

[gripen]

Just a word of warning never spray Blepharopsis.

 

[DinehCaveman]

My other male in the same enclosure is fine, it was about 86*F room temp they are out of direct sunlight. Now my concern is if he can molt safely with a raptorial that does not extend or open up. I may have to remove the tarsus, so that he can use the spikes on the fore arm part, but I do not like to remove biomass that can take a few molts to grow back. And will the raptorial be useful again, if it is non functional now?

Thanks all yall.

 

[MandellaMandy123]

My mantis that had heat stroke was unable to use either raptorial, but he was successful in his next molt and after that the raptorial arms worked again.

 

[sally]

My Taumantis just molted perfectly with both raptorials closed and deformed. I had been hand feeding her. I was relieved that the molt went well. Good luck with yours.