My mantis is off its food

[Allen glover]

My orange spot mantis hasnt taken food in a week. it seems quite active and has plenty of herms snails and large crabs available which it doesnt seem to bother with. I Would feed it squid strips and small frozen shrimp bit lately has just been ignoring them. It also took to pellets At the beginning but hasnt touched those either. any ideas molting maybe ?

 

[CudaScott]

Mine was in the tube for 2 weeks the last molt and sometimes just randomly don’t eat for a week.
they usually go in hiding when they molt.

 

[Allen glover]

It seems to be getting a ridge down his abdomen is that typical for a molt ?

 

[CudaScott]

How long have you had the mantis?

 

[Allen glover]

About a month and it was feeding quite happily on squid and dead shrimp