What is this?

[preying mantis]

I woke up this morning and found this dried brownish fluid running down the side of my mantis's enclosure. What is it? Could it be puke? I read stories on here about mantis puke and it sounds pretty serious. If it helps, I fed her a roach I found last night, but before that mostly all she had eaten was crickets.

She has been acting rather lethargic and listless lately, but she has also been laying a lot of ooths.

 

[Malakyoma]

I woke up this morning and found this dried brownish fluid running down the side of my mantis's enclosure. What is it? Could it be puke? I read stories on here about mantis puke and it sounds pretty serious. If it helps, I fed her a roach I found last night, but before that mostly all she had eaten was crickets.

She has been acting rather lethargic and listless lately, but she has also been laying a lot of ooths.

There were some brown specs in one of my mantid enclosures today too I hope its nothing to worry about. Mine has much less than that but she's acting lethargic as well. She's also never been mated and hasn't laid yet. I hope someone can answer your question.

 

[brancsikia339]

mantis pee it happens sometimes. Not sure why, though

 

[Rick]

Vomit or liquid feces. Might try to see which end it is coming from. Best to withold food for a few days. It seems to maybe be caused by a bad food source.

 

[preying mantis]

It seems to maybe be caused by a bad food source.

It must be the roach because I have been feeding her the same crickets for awhile and have had no problems. She took a few bites out of the roach and threw it down. I will withhold food for a few days and continue to monitor her behavior though, thank you for the advice.

 

[preying mantis]

Unfortunately things took a turn for the worse and she is now dying. Thank you for your replies however.

 

[Rick]

It is really not that uncommon to see that and then have the mantis decline. Disinfect everything before getting more.

 

[Reptiliatus]

Unfortunately things took a turn for the worse and she is now dying. Thank you for your replies however.

I'm sorry for your "eventual" loss. How old was your specimen? This may have been a natural process of health decline due to age.

-Dayyan

 

[preying mantis]

She was a fully grown adult, so it was just her time. Not sure of her exact age, I caught her about 2 months ago.

She died some time during the night last night. She was barely alive when I went to bed, so I put her on her back on a towel and put a stick over her so she could think she was hanging, and let her sleep on my nightstand near the heater so she could stay warm. She was gone when I woke up this morning.

 

[Mëluzynn]

Sorry to hear that

 

[Digger]

Requiescat in pace.

 

[sally]

Sorry too