Laura K.
Member
Hi,
Our two Chinese mantids we have raised since hatching now have their wings (adult molt 2 weeks ago). We moved them to larger enclosures. MeiMei eats every cricket she can catch (half of the time she looks like she is about to pop). Manny on the other hand has not eaten any crickets in almost a week. Saw him with one a long time ago but he only ate a portion and then dropped it.
We are concerned, we have been getting medium size crickets and he just seems to move away from them. We got the smaller crickets again but still he is having trouble. Today he has just been pacing back and forth. We moved him back to a smaller enclosure and he did grab a cricket. But only ate the head off and dropped it.
Do you think he just doesn't want crickets anymore?
I went to Grubco and have placed an order for fly larvae. How long will the larvae take to hatch and make food for Manny? I am worried he will starve. My DH refused to release him as that is really what I want to do.
Any suggestions?
Our two Chinese mantids we have raised since hatching now have their wings (adult molt 2 weeks ago). We moved them to larger enclosures. MeiMei eats every cricket she can catch (half of the time she looks like she is about to pop). Manny on the other hand has not eaten any crickets in almost a week. Saw him with one a long time ago but he only ate a portion and then dropped it.
We are concerned, we have been getting medium size crickets and he just seems to move away from them. We got the smaller crickets again but still he is having trouble. Today he has just been pacing back and forth. We moved him back to a smaller enclosure and he did grab a cricket. But only ate the head off and dropped it.
Do you think he just doesn't want crickets anymore?
I went to Grubco and have placed an order for fly larvae. How long will the larvae take to hatch and make food for Manny? I am worried he will starve. My DH refused to release him as that is really what I want to do.
Any suggestions?
