Successful Molt

[PyroCinnamon]

Hooray Horrah! My Spiny Flower Mantis has molted! She is now L3 and her coloring and spines are starting to show! All limbs seem to be functioning and she is moving around her container with ease! I was very worried about a mismolt so I paid extra attention to the humidity and temperature. I noticed she was about to molt 2-3 days ago as she stopped eating and began sitting on the cloth on the top of the container upside down. I now know for sure that she is female. It was really hard to tell at L2 but now I can tell pretty easy with my magnifying glass. I will try to feed her tomorrow to see if she eats anything. I will keep this thread updated on her progress.

 

[crabbypatty]

Congrats! It's always a little nerve-wracking when it's molting time, glad everything is going well. 

 

[PyroCinnamon]

Congrats! It's always a little nerve-wracking when it's molting time, glad everything is going well. 

Yeah I kept checking on her every 5-10 minutes for the past 2-3 days. Really nerve wracking. I noticed yesterday she started to molt and by tonight she finished. Funny how attached you get to these little things. Hopefully all her molts will be this successful!

 

[crabbypatty]

Yeah I kept checking on her every 5-10 minutes for the past 2-3 days. Really nerve wracking. I noticed yesterday she started to molt and by tonight she finished. Funny how attached you get to these little things. Hopefully all her molts will be this successful!

I know what you mean, I'm especially fond of my Ghost. Taking care of them and watching them is really relaxing to me, my job is really stressful so they really help to bring tension down.