g. smithii bad molt eye issues please help.

[gozermantis]

had anyone ever had a blind mantis if i hand feed him everyday you think he will make it his eyes arent moving at all or reacting to my movements one is cloudy like it didnt get old molt off it and the other is like dark purple now and sagging? any input?

[Lewis Smart]

That's sad :(
So long as the injuries don't kill him and you hand feed him, I guess he'll live..
Do eyes grow back?

[Mentat]

Sorry Gozermantis, guess only thing to do is continue feeding it and hope next molt saves at least one eye.
... Do eyes grow back?
Don't think so.

[gozermantis]

well the fact that one looks better than the other hopefully something turns out good poor little guy...

[Gonodactylus]

Unfortunately, eyes do not regenerate in stomatopods. Once the eye is damaged, it remains that way. On the other hand, if the problem is a stuck molt, that might be repaired. I've kept totally blind stomatopods for a couple of years, so it will not interfere with survival - as long as the animal is fed.

Roy

[gozermantis]

thank you so much roy. hope he can salvage one out of this..

[hikarishadow]

Good luck, Gozer! I'm rooting for him!

[gozermantis]

R.I.P. little tink tink.

[leshnign]

Sorry to hear that gozer. Was it your gf's mantis?

[gozermantis]

Yeah it was. She took it pretty well though which is good.

[Thurge]

Sorry to hear that Gozer.