My mantis molted!!!

[B33FST3W]

I went to feed my mantis this morning and realized he was acting weird and upon a closer look I saw that he has molted. This is the first time he has molted since I have had him and i was wondering if there was anything I need to do to make sure he has a good molt. He still has his old "skin" with him, should i take it out? Will he now be in hiding for the next few days? Anyways, he seems to be doing good so far and I just want to make sure that he continues to do so. Thanks for any help.

-Stew

[rwhhunt]

keep the old shell in there, he or she will eat it within the next couple days, It is a good source of calcium among other things im sure. Infact, my peacock molted about a week ago, after about 5 days I saw that she had stashed her old raptorial appendage for a late night snack!

[New2This]

Mine takes about 8-10 days to molt. Just leave it alone and let it do its own thing.