jameslongo
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Chuck him in the freezer for half hour before examining this hole. Put the poor bugger out of its misery. Do you have a camera mate? Seeing it would help with this discussion. It could very well be part of its anatomy & no cause for concern. If it was inflicted, did you feed it something that could bite back (e.g. crickets) &, if so, was it in the enclosure as the mantid was moulting? You could go as far as eviscerating it (when its well & truly dead) to see if it had parasites but I'd wait for other suggestions before going ahead with that extreme measure.I took a closer look at my mantis and noticed 1. he wasn't dead, at least not yet. I picked him up and he moved a tiny bit. He is def. on his way out though. 2. I noticed the tip of his abdomen had a hole in it, almost looks like something was eating away at itAnyone know what this could be? Can they get some type of mite or parasite that would attack there exoskeleton?
James.