Rhombodera basalis sick - Page 2

andy bailey · #11 (**permalink**) 14th February 2010, 18:27

ooo a bit tiny then really? gonna be difficult to try honey/water on a cotton bud....try flipping it onto its belly and place a drop where its head can reach. If it drinks its got a chance!

might be a silly question...but are you feeding it enough? Might take several ff`s daily...if you can get it to drink then try mashed ffs on a pin...good luck!

b-lewis · #12 (**permalink**) 14th February 2010, 18:40

4 ff a day and it eats them

andy bailey · #13 (**permalink**) 14th February 2010, 18:47

That`s good....try the `magic mantis pick-me-up` if honey/water doesn`t work...I don`t know what will

b-lewis · #14 (**permalink**) 14th February 2010, 18:47

aaawww thanks andy your a life saver its started move and littlenot standing up yet

b-lewis · #15 (**permalink**) 14th February 2010, 19:12

its dead im real let down in a sad mood now

plant · #16 (**permalink**) 14th February 2010, 19:18

I'm sorry, that is sad. It didn't sound good when you said it was on the floor. Very young nymphs can be tricky, they need higher humidity and are just less hardy than older mantids.
Have you some other mantids?

b-lewis · #17 (**permalink**) 14th February 2010, 19:23

yh got and 6th instar ghost very healthy (female) and one more sheild

andy bailey · #18 (**permalink**) 14th February 2010, 19:29

Ow! Gutted for you...always bad to lose one

b-lewis · #19 (**permalink**) 14th February 2010, 19:31

i think im just not going to get any until ive got my female ghost mature them il look for a male for her

RawrItsOllie · #20 (**permalink**) 14th February 2010, 22:04

Its hard dealing with the tiny ones, I lost like half my mios for no apparent reason over the last two days???