# Ghost mantis — care routine

Phyllocrania paradoxa

Read with the complete profile and individual plan.

## Before arrival

- [ ] Keep ghost mantises separately because cannibalism remains possible even where communal tolerance is reported. Provide ventilation, secure overhead grip and stable branches. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/mantises-animal-2/#knowledge-housing)
- [ ] Choose one mantis and ask for its developmental stage, feeding history and sex if known. Lifespan depends on sex and conditions, and a winged adult has already finished its growth moults. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/mantises-animal-2/#knowledge-commitment)

## Routine checks

- [ ] Check grip, clear moult space, ventilation and droplets during routine care. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/mantises-animal-2/#knowledge-checklists)

## Regular care and records

- [ ] Remove waste without disturbing a moulting animal. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/mantises-animal-2/#knowledge-checklists)
- [ ] Keep a record of meals and moults, and arrange someone who understands when the mantis must be left alone. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/mantises-animal-2/#knowledge-checklists)

## When to stop and seek help

- [ ] Repeated falls, injury, inability to grip or failed moulting need prompt advice from an invertebrate specialist or suitably experienced vet. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/mantises-animal-2/#knowledge-health)
- [ ] Do not pull the animal out of its old skin. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/mantises-animal-2/#knowledge-health)
- [ ] Adult wings mark the final growth stage, so an adult cannot be expected to repair an injury through another juvenile moult. [Full advice](https://wildformexotics.co.uk/animals/mantises-animal-2/#knowledge-health)