i hope this is the right place for this....

very important tip:.......
be very careful when taking pictures of your critters...

i messed up very bad last week while taking a pic of my mantis shrimp(which i love ).... i didn't check that the flash was off and his superman eyes were damaged ...badly!!
he has completely lost an eye and the other looks iffy and he is visibly fighting infection due to damageds tissue
i really hope he makes it...he is so cool

 

Wow!!! I have never heard of this. I always turn mine off because it scares them... never thought about tissue damage.

Great warning.

The best of luck to you and your little critter.

 

thanks i sure hope he makes it thru this....he's not eating much ...they are reaction eaters and not seeing makes his hunting a thing of the past...he still has one eye and i hope it repairs ... but i feel like such a heel

 

Sorry to hear, hope all works out.

 

Wow, I have never heard of this, but it makes a lot of sense considering how sensitive their eyes are.

 

wow!
a speedy recovery to the little bloke!

 

does anyone know if they molt their eyes when they molt?

 

Hang in there. Your mantis has better vision in one eye than everyone whose posted on this thread have together. Humans require two eyes to have depth of perception. A mantis has it with one eye only.

The lack of eating is a little worrisome but it probably doesn't feel well. When I don't feel well, I don't want to eat either. Keep the water PRISTINE and I would add a Vitamin C and HUFA supplement to it's food to encourage health and healing.

They don't care for bright lights however, the flash didn't directly cause the injury. Possibly running from the flash caused the damage. They sometimes lose an eye stalk in a fight or even a molt but as long as the infection is taken care of, it should be fine.

 

thank you i feel a little better...... i did a small water change just to make sure the elements in the water were up to snuff. his eye stalkis still there it's just an empty tube now.i had califlowered tissue that had turned brown but it's gone now

 

Sorry to hear that I hope everything works out for you