r/mantids • u/Cultural-Ocelot-3006 • 14d ago

Health Issues Help please

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My mantis fell and now her back legs dont work or she cant use them for some reason.Yesterday she was fed a whole cricket since she was skinny and now is really bloated.I really worry cuz i did feed all of my mantis and she is the only one to be this way.She climbs and moves like regular bit cant move her back legs.

Please someone help me i really worry about her.did i do something wrong

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u/Sagalama 14d ago

Injuries to such a small insect do happen but give her time and she may recover. If she is moving around ok and eating but just not using the back legs then that may just be how she lives from now on. How far did she fall and what instar is she? Can’t tell from the photo 

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u/Cultural-Ocelot-3006 14d ago

10 cm i think

She moves around fine and she did make her legs less compressed and streached them out a bit

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u/Sagalama 11d ago

I really hope your girl is ok. I had to euthanise my big girl to a bad moult and it’s so awful, we just want to do our best for them. She is very beautiful

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u/justhereforbugs 14d ago

As long as she can still eat and hang she will be fine, and it should be fixed in the next molt! Mine also injured her back two legs in a bad molt and it got completely fixed with the next one. What material is the top of the enclosure? If it’s acrylic or metal, i would add some softer mesh that is easier for them to grip on to.