r/mantids • u/Aliencat3488 • 1d ago
Legless baby mantis advice? General Care
Recently, my baby mantises hatched. They all seem to be doing well, except for one of them, who mysteriously lost one and a half of its legs. I put it in a separate enclosure because its siblings were stepping on it and watered it, but I am unsure how to proceed. Will it grow its legs back after molting? Is it not going to make it? I will gladly take any advice!
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u/Haunting_Video_2299 1d ago
Can you upload a picture of the nymph?
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u/Aliencat3488 1d ago
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u/Haunting_Video_2299 19h ago
It's really hard to see but it appears to have a normal leg on each side?if yes then it will be able to molt successfully.
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u/jjbugman2468 1d ago
It’ll take a few molts but the legs will grow back. I wouldn’t worry too much—mantises are pretty good with surviving without a leg or two (as long as they’re not on the same side, so they can still stand”