My Wenn's Dead

[yankeereefer]

Bad news

Did a water change last night - I was looking for The Colonel afterwards and saw his tail in the little cave he normally hangs out it. Upon closer examination, I noticed that his swimmers weren't moving. I took a chopstick and tapped the rock above the cave and still nothing.

I realized then that this was likely not going to be good. I began to remove some of the LR all the while still looking for the tail to move. When I got out the rock that forms his cave, my fears were confirmed. The Colonel is dead.

Although I knew better, I kept hoping that it might just be a molt. I removed the remainder of the LR, carefully inspecting each piece to no avail.

Not sure what happened - He was fine over the weekend. Now he was virtually disintegrated - All the "fleshy" parts were gone, leaving behind only exoskeleton and swimmers. I figure that worms and the one hermit in there cleaned him out.

RIP, buddy

Yankeereefer

 

[Pea-brain]

Sorry about your loss. It sounds like a failed molt. Happened to both my G. chiragra and P. ciliata. All the fleshy parts gone leaving a shell. Then again if the swimmerets were still there it may have just died and the hermits got it. At any rate it always sucks to lose a good mantis

Dan

 

[yankeereefer]

He was a good one alright - Very entertaining.

I still have the smithii though - I think that rather that try and acquire another, I'll just focus on him and my nano for now.

One day (probably sooner than I anticipate or plan) I'll put together a setup for a nice O.s.

YR

 

[Thurge]

Sorry to hear about your loss.

 

[helipilot]

As always, sorry about your loss. It happens to all of us, but that doesn't make any easier.

 

[psychodave]

That sucks man, sorry about your loss