The Mantis Team

[Mantis Lady]

I will

 

[Charoozz520]

Aurene is a bit handicapped again, She somehow jumped down and hurt her leg.( while her out time)  She has a fat abdomen ( i think she needs to lay an ooth soon) but she don't use it when she hangs upside down. She just let her leg hang. I put her prey on the lid it self so she can grab it. She has a good appetite. I will try to take a pic  later.

No more molts for her, she has to live with that.

She should be okay, I was worry about my female spiny because during her molt she lost both tarsal on one side and would only hang from two legs. But now three weeks later shes learning how to properly balance herself and use those legs. I would put mesh or some type of fabric on the sides of the enclosure though just so it's easier for her to get up and down.

 

[Mantis Lady]

Aurene is doing fine, she is having a good appetite. Wondering when she is going to lay an ooth. I hope she will better at it than Cochise. She is fat. I have put sticks with here, so she can lay her ooth there.

1 of my little gastrica's molted this morning. It is still very small, but was eating fruitflies fast.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congrats on the molt!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Think Alana is close to her molt if I see her hanging. She refused a grasshopper earlier, so it won't surprise me.

Ayaweya is not molting yet. She is eating at the moment.

Here a pic of how Aurene hangs and avoid using her leg. I Think it is her foot (tarsi) that is hurting her. But she eating well.

 

[Mantis Lady]

I had a better look at her leg, but it is not her foot. She hurt herself at the start of that leg. I saw a wound there on the joint. I can imagine that she prefers not using that leg. will wounds heal like with us? Like that there will be a crust on it like with us? It doesn't bleed.

questions, questions....

 

[MantisGirl13]

The wound cannot fully heal as she won't molt again, but it will scab up.

- MantisGirl13

 

[hysteresis]

So maybe liquid bandage?

 

[MantisGirl13]

So maybe liquid bandage?

Chemicals, especially in a spot that is groomed a lot, are never a good idea because there is always a chance she could ingest it.

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

The wound cannot fully heal as she won't molt again, but it will scab up.

- MantisGirl13

then  I hope it will heal enough so she can  use her leg. but she has to live with that leg. Too bad she don't have molts anymore..

 

[Mantis Lady]

I forgot to say that Alana  molted. she has grown a lot.

 

[hysteresis]

Out of reactions, but wow! Pretty!

Congratulations. 

 

[Mantis Lady]

She has 1 more molt to go then she will have her wings :clap:

Only ayaweya needs to molt, but she isn't preparing yet. She ate a small  grasshopper. I want to see her with wings too. Next molting round will be a lot of mantids getting their wings  (except Rytlock and the 2 gastricas (bottomless pits)

 

[MantisGirl13]

Congrats on the molt! She's beautiful!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

Alana having her free time on my desk:

Tybalt climbing my monitor.

 

[MantisGirl13]

Looks like she's having fun!

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

They like being free to roam. (I hope)

 

[hysteresis]

Jedi Master Lucia

 

[MantisGirl13]

Jedi Master Lucia

I noticed that too! Lol

- MantisGirl13

 

[Mantis Lady]

LOL you have to look to Tybalt and not my screen