Worrying about one of my little guys

[Boosh96]

The larger of my two ghost mantises has been acting funny for the last two days or so. It's slow and not as responsive as it was a few days ago. I may want to mention that the other one is acting just fine, and that the big one has eaten a lot more than the smaller one. Could the big one just be acting sluggish because it's really full?

 

[Paradoxica]

probably about to molt

 

[Boosh96]

probably about to molt

I'm not totally sure, but I think it actually molted in the shipping container.

 

[Extrememantid]

They do molt multiple times, im sure you know that.. I wouldn't be suprised if it's about to molt

 

[Boosh96]

They do molt multiple times, im sure you know that.. I wouldn't be suprised if it's about to molt

What I'm getting at is that I didn't get my ghosts very long ago. And I kinda think it might have molted in the shipping container. I'll keep an eye out for the little guy and post any updates.

 

[Extrememantid]

Oh okay, well if it was longer than a week and a half ago their is a chance, leave him alone for a little while and he might molt

 

[Paradoxica]

What instar is it and how long ago did it molt?

 

[bobericc]

The more they eat combined with higher temps will speed up the growth process

She may have gorged herself, usually if my rhombo eats too much it will also get sluggish and maybe throw up a little, if youve witnessed black or brown dots running down the side of the container, a funky odor or if you fed a cricket moth or roach, you should clean the container thoroughly and mist with cool water for the next few days, colloidal silver is also reccommended as it may be a bacterial infection common in mantids, not really ghosts in particular though, flower mantids encounter this issue the most I believe

 

[Boosh96]

Poor little guy died last night.. I'm thinking it may have been a bacterial infection.

 

[sally]

Oh no. Sorry. Make sure you clean the container well