Post Moult Fatigue

[Precious]

My male Chinese just had his last shed. He's laid flat out. If I provoke him, he moves about but crashes again. Is this normal? None of his other moults were like this. I'm worried.

 

[Orin]

Leave him alone, the last molt is the most difficult. If he doesn't recover by tomorrow he can be used to fatten up a female.

 

[Precious]

I feel much better, thanks.

 

[Rick]

Yeah leave em alone for a few days afterwards.

 

[OGIGA]

Seems very normal. All my mantises are really tired after their last molt.

 

[Precious]

The day after the moult and he's a teeny tiny bit better. He reluctantly took a little crik from me and ate it. He was having trouble getting around, he was tangled in his terribly twisted wings. I took some advice from a forum search and snipped them. They were dry and he seems so much better without. I'll offer a crik later and we'll see.