This question is mainly aimed at Dr. Roy. Could you please give me an estimate on how long a 2.5 - 3 inch G. smithii will hold up for in his hole while molting? The reason i ask is because i came home from school and saw alot of sand piled on the front area of his rock. I havnt seen him since yesterday afternoon but i saw him yesterday morning. I am a litttle woried because i hear of alot of stomatopods dieng in molts. Is there any thing i can do to ensure he survives? And on another sub topic, what are the chances he will get that nice purple shell that i see on some smithii's? Thank you for your time.
How long will my G. smithii molt for?
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Leviathan_XE
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Tagging on to your thread, it's funny cause I was about 15mins away from posting the same thing!
I was starting to get worried about my smithii. He's about the same size and I haven't seen him since Monday before last! I knew he was in his burrow because for the first couple of days I could hear him chipping away on something. I figured he was molting and was going to be in there in while. I took that time to do a small water change and trim some macro. That's where I thought I messed up because after that his tank was TOTALLY silent, even as of now I haven't heard a sound. I thought I was just being paranoid given that fact that this is his first since I've had him and I have also read of mantids not surviving a bad molt. I too, was also wondering if he's going to emerge with a new color. I knew that it happens and seemingly often in the wennerae species but I was wondering if it happens to them as well.
I was starting to get worried about my smithii. He's about the same size and I haven't seen him since Monday before last! I knew he was in his burrow because for the first couple of days I could hear him chipping away on something. I figured he was molting and was going to be in there in while. I took that time to do a small water change and trim some macro. That's where I thought I messed up because after that his tank was TOTALLY silent, even as of now I haven't heard a sound. I thought I was just being paranoid given that fact that this is his first since I've had him and I have also read of mantids not surviving a bad molt. I too, was also wondering if he's going to emerge with a new color. I knew that it happens and seemingly often in the wennerae species but I was wondering if it happens to them as well.
DensityMan
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Likewise, Tim has stayed holed up for up to 10 days (and one time almost two weeks) after a molt.
