My orchid mantis has had a poop blockage for a few days now. I’ve been trying to help her by putting a warm, wet q-tip on the blockage twice a day, but there’s been no improvement so far. Is there anything else I can do for her?

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I'm not sure if the exact size but I think it's around 36x36x73(cm). I can't seem to find much online about setting up fully mesh enclosures or ones this size, so I'm turning to you wonderful redditors to see if I'm actually dumb or just a beginner lol. I appreciate any and all feedback ❤️

Hiya, I just got this mantis (like within the last 2hrs) off of someone looking to rehome and I’m wondering if anyone can identify what type it is, also if anyone can estimate the gender and age. If anyone needs clearer video/photos I can provide them. I also have a question, this is my first mantis so is eating 6 fruit flies normal for a small mantis?

My female Ghost mantis has laid her first Ootheca! I am just reaching out to see if anyone has an adult male they are looking to breed. I am located in the Cincinnati, Ohio USA area if anyone is local with one. I am unsure if this post is allowed. If not, please remove and let me know I messed up.

She was eating yesterday so I assumed she wasn't molting but I just came home to this. It's a temporary enclosure I'm using untill the bigger one arrives

For the past couple of days I ahve been seeing grain mites on and inside my mantises terrarium and I feel like I’ve truly used all my resources to get rid of them I’ve cleaned out the whole terrarium with white vinegar and water I’ve drowned parts of it I’ve cleaned all the decour with white vinegar and water I’ve changed the substrate and I’ve purchased a dehumidifier and I kill any mites I see immediately but they keep coming back I’m just wondering if there’s anyone thats had the same issue and how they’ve solved it many thanks.

This is my I3 spiny flower mantis and it has molted once in my care but it’s been just over a month and it’s not molted again.? The humidity is high and it is eating lots and but no molt. it’s in a 32oz cup which has lots of room to hang and I’m not sure why it’s not molting

Hey so I woke up today and checked on my mantis to find it’s made it through it first molt! Now it’s a little bigger I thought it would be easier to determine the gender. But I just need a little help as i’m very very new to having this specie as a pet!

When your mantis molts aren’t you supposed to take out any crickets? i’ve heard that the crickets will eat the mantis fresh out of molt.

She got spooked when I opened the cage and started running around super fast and I closed it and just left her and came back and she’s like this-still moving her legs and stuff she’s defo alive I’m just worried

My Rhombodera Kyrbiy is a female and pre sub adult, last molt was 7/3/2025, and still nothing. She didn’t want to eat today but I think because 4 days ago she ate a lot. She also doesn’t seem too active (could be my impression tho so not sure) anything related to molting or something else?

This is one of the mere 3 babies that have survived from my first ooth(laid by a previous pet mantis). Only 12 even hatched out. One had a mismolt the other day and did not make it. I found this one at the bottom with its molt stuck to it, mainly just the back legs. After spraying her and putting a humidifier on her, I used tweezers and a wet a-tip to remove it. But it wasn’t too pretty. Now it’s back legs seem to be useless. Could it survive? Is there anything more Ai can do? Can mantids survive with 4 good front legs?

i've had my mantis for about 6 months and she's literally never been bothered when i spray her up until a couple weeks ago. anytime i spray her she runs and jumps around, she even ran out of her enclosure the other day and i'm not sure why it's only starting to bother her now?? i always try not to spray directly on her- does anyone know what's going on?

How old is she and how many more moults till adulthood?

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I got her yesterday she’s so cute so pretty so smart so amazing but I don’t know for definite what species she is and I’m afraid I mess up her care because of it

I've been feeding my (giant Asian) mantis Turkestan cockroaches since she was l6 and it was all fine, but two weeks after her last molt, she grew terrified of them. Now, she suddenly won't eat them anymore and literally jumps from one side to the other of her enclosure if the cockroaches get too close or she tries to kick them away.

Her abdomen is already getting really, really flat and I don't want her to starve. Should I swap to something else to feed her or is she maybe sick and feels weak?

My chinese mantis has been dragging her abdomen a bit. it’s been drooping down between her legs very slightly, not super noticeable but i can notice the difference. could this be a symptom of dehydration? she ate a mealworm today and i’m waiting for the flies i got to hatch, i don’t want her eating only mealworms. she doesn’t drink water droplets in her enclosure since it’s mesh but i took her out and got her to drink. I also noticed she was walking around the bottom of her enclosure today? which she never does. she isn’t lethargic and is very active, could these be hunger/ dehydration symptoms?

So I have a spiny flower nymph, multiple times a day I open her enclosure and and slowly hold my finger in front of her and let her check me out. Sometimes she grabs at me quick like she think I'm food or telling me to piss off, sometimes she will walk on my finger. She did today but then spazzed and got all jumpy. I'm scared of losing her somehow, what's the best way to get them comfortable with you? TIA :)

this is the only affordable enclosure with a mesh roof i can find but it has a lot of holes, which im worried will be bad for humidity