My daughter's Mantis passed this last week.

She was a full grown mantid, but she should have had a few more months to live (molted about 6-8 weeks ago).

Does anyone know anything about gut loading food items with carrots and mantids??? My reaserch after her death has brought about some thoughts that carrots are not a good gut load item for mantid prey....

My daughter wants another, but until I find this out and the next reptile show (2 months away) she will have to wait.