Yeah, He just doesn't eat. I leave flies in his cup and he doesn't touch them. I'll try and try to coax him to take one when he is out, but sometimes he'll grab one if I injure it ,but like today I tried for a half hour, he just wanted to crawl up my arm. I don't know what to do to get him to eat
He won't take honey either. I didn't realize mantis keeping would be so stressful.
Not sure if this is considered plump. It's like he's really hyper. When I take him out he just wants to crawl and explore. I put flies in front of him and he just crawls right over them, focused on going somewhere.
OK good. Maybe because he's super tiny? 1 hydei is almost the size of his head. I just wish he'd eat more.
if there’s a large droplet of honey on the toothpick, just angle the toothpick point down and twist it and it should drip, leaving the perfect amount for a small mantis. (It’s hard to explain but it l leaves a small droplet)I'll try that
No problem, Let me know on the results i would love to hear updates@PrayingMantisPets thanks for the tip!
So I got my itty bitty budwing to eat some honey!!! He/she loved it! Later I had been trying to get him to eat a fruit fly so I tried dipping it in honey and he snatched the fly up as soon as it touched his mouth and devoured it
I wish he'd eat on his own more (as I'm afraid he'll get used to me feeding him) but I don't want him to starve.
great to hear! mantises cant resist honey. Is his/her abdomen plump? (should also be a darker color) if it is then the mantis should be fine.So I got my itty bitty budwing to eat some honey!!! He/she loved it! Later I had been trying to get him to eat a fruit fly so I tried dipping it in honey and he snatched the fly up as soon as it touched his mouth and devoured it
Yes,He was plump, but he wouldn't eat yesterday so today he isn't as plump, but he's definitely dark. I wasn't aware that they get lighter when hungry?
