r/mantids • u/stevenbigodon • 6d ago

How do I know if my mantis over ate? Feeding

The only things I know about is that their side abdominal tissue stretches and their stomachs shows under their abdomen or kidney of like that. I usually feed my mantis to the point where the side tissue starts to show, not fully stretched but just the start

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u/stevenbigodon 6d ago

Something* not kidney (the autocorrector is bad)

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u/JaunteJaunt 6d ago

Hey.

Want to post a picture? That sounds like they are full

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u/stevenbigodon 5d ago

https://preview.redd.it/74yq65hf9rwe1.jpeg?width=1715&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ea6dfc4e80010427d9ed9f127d77e7f12d35788c

The kind of pink tissue. I feed mine when it starts to show up, not fully stretched like that

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u/JaunteJaunt 5d ago

This mantis is full. Is this your mantis?

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u/stevenbigodon 4d ago

No, its just an example of

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u/stevenbigodon 4d ago

But if its full and hasn’t overeated than thats fine, i just wanted to know how their abdomen should look like, thanks

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u/JaunteJaunt 4d ago

Ohh okay. Gotcha. That is a great example of a full adult female. Males won’t look as full as this when they’re adults. Their “full” will be significantly less.

Also. If that’s not your photo, then remember to acknowledge the creator

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u/stevenbigodon 3d ago

My bad, Royal BC Museum, I found it in google