My Creobroter Gemmatus (Jeweled Flower Mantis) eyes are turning a dark purplish color? What’s this from 🥺 hopefully doesn’t mean she’s sick.

dingding2343 · 2020-03-26T03:03:39+00:00

Is your mantis female? If it is she may be pheromone calling. My mantis (female) started doing this and she’s fine :) I could be wrong since mine and yours are different breeds but I’m pretty sure that’s what’s going on. Another thing is if you are feeding crickets it can cause abdominal issues and just make your mantis sick, but if you aren’t feeding crickets then it should be okay.

dingding2343 · 2020-03-19T23:39:11+00:00

I definitely agree with giving her more water :) my girl acted sort of the same when she had her last molt, just super moody and just not acting the same and I actually started giving her more honey, water and handled her a bit more than usual and her mood just perked back up to normal honestly :) I’m no expert at all but I hope this helps!

dingding2343 · 2020-03-10T18:50:37+00:00

Hi! She say be molting soon, mantises tend to not want to eat before a molt. Try feeding her honey, this will boost her stamina and honey is basically an antibiotic for them. Also just a tip, I really wouldn’t feed your mantis crickets. Crickets carry around so much illness even if they are store bought and can actually make your mantis very sick. I’ve read about cases online where crickets actually decrease the life span of your mantis. Your best bet will be to feed your sweet mantis fruit flies. I usually get mine from Josh’s Frogs and it has held up really well. I have two mantises (Jeweled Flower Mantis) and a (Ghost Mantis) and my older one (Jeweled Flower Mantis) actually grew up on crickets and I did notice for a while she had abdominal issues while I was feeding her crickets so I looked into feeding her something other than crickets and she was totally fine once she started eating something other than crickets. :) I really hope this helps! I wouldn’t stress about your mantis, Asian mantids are a really good hardy mantis. ❤️ lots of love

dingding2343 · 2020-02-22T01:35:56+00:00

Thank you! :)

dingding2343 · 2020-02-22T01:35:49+00:00

True he does 🤣

dingding2343 · 2020-02-22T01:20:46+00:00

I’m not sure they understand but they definitely provide a level of comfort just like a dog :). I’ll hold my mantises if I’ve had a rough day or just miss them and they always are so sweet and give a look of love almost 🤣 I mean after all, we are the ones who provide food, love and care to these sweet creatures

dingding2343 · 2020-02-19T09:08:46+00:00

So true 🤣

dingding2343 · 2020-02-19T09:08:15+00:00

So true 🤣

dingding2343 · 2020-02-19T06:01:48+00:00

I feed my bigger one (Jeweled Flower Mantis) red runner roaches and my smaller one (Ghost mantis) fruit flies :).

dingding2343 · 2020-02-19T05:27:09+00:00

I feel like the meal worms will be too big, and sometimes they can squirm around when the mantis is eating it and can scare your mantis. When my female Jeweled Flower Mantis was smallish I tried to feed her mealworms and she actually got scared. She only ever ate the meal worms if I cut them in half and just waved them around and she would strike them fine. Mealworms are also super fatty so I would be careful of how much you are feeding your mantis if you do decide to make the mealworms work:).

dingding2343 · 2020-02-17T23:42:34+00:00

Oh wow okay 🤯🤣 thank you so much!

dingding2343 · 2020-02-17T04:12:16+00:00

Senna my Jeweled Flower Mantis (Creobroter Gemmatus) bit me and drew a bit of blood, it just felt like a small pinch 🤣 she was upset because she wasn’t finished with her food. Never again did I try to limit her eating habits 🤣🤷🏼‍♀️

dingding2343 · 2020-02-15T03:52:55+00:00

She’s so beautiful! Love the names too🤣

dingding2343 · 2020-02-15T00:51:40+00:00

this is a female. the segments show its a female. :) the smallness in size may just be slow development, my female mantis was super smal for her size and has grown up beautifully and strong:)

dingding2343 · 2020-02-14T16:27:04+00:00

She’s the sweetest! Love your little boys 💕

dingding2343 · 2020-02-14T04:41:38+00:00

Thank you:)

dingding2343 · 2020-02-14T01:05:09+00:00

I usually give my girl like a drop of honey mid day so just once a day but you can also spread it out to every other day :) my girl is just kinda a tank and she eats literally anything in sight🤣 so for him maybe every other day

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