Mantis Isnt Growing Big?

My giant asian shield mantis was L5 when I got it and now it is L7. It used to be .75 inches now it is 1.1 inches long. However, the breeder I got it from said that their giant shields that are L7 are 2 inches long! Comparison to mine that makes mine a runt! There must be something wrong with my mantis right? I have been feeding it regularly every other day moths and flies, no crickets since those are bad for mantises. I have been misting every other day. What is wrong with it im worried! Thanks and please help, because the guy I got the mantis from said mine should not be this small.

Can we see it? Nice to see you back on btw

I cant show you a picture because I have uploaded so many photos on to mantidforum that I cant do anymore it sucks. Yah I have been on the forum still looking at stuff but not posting anything. Can u help pls?

You are able to delete pics in old posts and that clears up space.

Ok. There is nothing wrong about what it looks like just its length so can I please not show a picture and just get advice?

I just want to see because maybe it isn’t what you think.

I got a giant shield that just flat out stopped growing. It had 1-2 sheddings and they stopped molting. It's sibling that was an instar behind it it reached adulthood while the other nymph was barely bigger than its head. I regret not taking a photo of the size difference between the pair. The non shedder lived like 4-6 months acting otherwise as a normal nymph before finally passing. Never had something happen like that before.

Krissim Klaw said:

I got a giant shield that just flat out stopped growing. It had 1-2 sheddings and they stopped molting. It's sibling that was an instar behind it it reached adulthood while the other nymph was barely bigger than its head. I regret not taking a photo of the size difference between the pair. The non shedder lived like 4-6 months acting otherwise as a normal nymph before finally passing. Never had something happen like that before.

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Sounds like Peter Pan syndrome. I've had it happen before too.

- MantisGirl13 

I cant upload a photo no matter what it just wont let me so can you just believe me when i say its 1.1 inches? Just tell me what i should do and will it go to adulthood?

https://postimg.cc/8jNcCSfQ

actually i found a site to post photos! Here it is a picture of my giant asian malaysian shield mantis. It is 1.1 inches long as u can see. Pls help! 

Tell me if you guys can see it i posted a link

The mantis is L7 and should be 2 inches long by now the breeder i bought it from said

That mantis looks like, L5.

Sorry but my breeder said when I got it it was L5 and it has molted twice since then so yah.

No, that’s below an L6. Who is the breeder.

The breeder’s forum name is tracy. Please help!

Tracy usually is pretty good, that mantis is now L7 though

You said now did you mean not mrghostmantis im confused

Yeah, my bad.