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Rear leg encased in exuvia
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<blockquote data-quote="Predatorhousepet" data-source="post: 313851" data-attributes="member: 10650"><p>My subadult shield mantis molted and had her entire exoskeleton dangling from one leg. She was waving it around trying to free herself and at first I let her attempt to do it herself but after it was clear she couldn't do it on her own I helped remove as much of it as I could. There was a good amount of it bunched up at the last joint which was preventing her from bending it normally but I was able to get enough off that she could move it into a normal position. The problem is that the last bit of her foot is still encased in a tube of exuvia and she is unable to use it to grasp. I am worried how she will accomplish her next molt without both back legs being functional, any ideas how to free it enough to be usable or will she be able to molt with just one foot able to grasp?[ATTACH]10586[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Predatorhousepet, post: 313851, member: 10650"] My subadult shield mantis molted and had her entire exoskeleton dangling from one leg. She was waving it around trying to free herself and at first I let her attempt to do it herself but after it was clear she couldn't do it on her own I helped remove as much of it as I could. There was a good amount of it bunched up at the last joint which was preventing her from bending it normally but I was able to get enough off that she could move it into a normal position. The problem is that the last bit of her foot is still encased in a tube of exuvia and she is unable to use it to grasp. I am worried how she will accomplish her next molt without both back legs being functional, any ideas how to free it enough to be usable or will she be able to molt with just one foot able to grasp?[ATTACH]10586._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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