Sick Subadult M. Religosa

[MandellaMandy123]

Hi everyone.

Recently I caught 3 M. Religosas, two of which were subadults. One, a dark brown female seemed very calm from the start - even when I first caught her she did not struggle. Her abdomen appeared very very bloated then, and she wouldn't eat.

Now, at least five days later, she still hasn't eaten and is still bloated. She is on the floor of her cage and seems to have lost all motor control. She is laying limp on her stomach and her legs occasionally twitch, one at a time. Is there anything I can do for her?

~Wolfie

 

[OctoberRainne]

From my experience no,really sorry to hear that,it seems like once they lose head or leg function they don't come back

 

[agent A]

that happened to my female chinese today, i gave her a bit of water and she revived a little

then she died

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Aw, that's what I was afraid of. So what could be wrong with her? Parasites?

 

[agent A]

Aw, that's what I was afraid of. So what could be wrong with her? Parasites?

i think it's stress from overheating or something like that

 

[MandellaMandy123]

Well, as of this morning, the mantid has molted into adulthood. Her wings are kinda crumpled and the end of one of her legs is broken. I'm thinking about cutting off the wings. I don't want to stress the mantid by making it catch prey right away, so I'll hand feed it a fly and maybe a little piece of watermelon.

 

[OctoberRainne]

I think they get over exhausted before and after moulting to where they are just almost too lethargic to get back up to hang. Did it ground moult then,or is it now able to move around? Lucky if it made it through a ground moult,and if it can still climb on its own,might recover then

 

[MandellaMandy123]

It ground molted It's able to climb still, but it's very weak. I'm still holding out hope, and tomorrow or tonight I will feed.