I will update tomorrow. I put her back in icu because she seemed to perk up when she was in there earlier. I hope she pulls through but I’m not sure that’s possible now.
@Trincess Don't put it back in an ICU. They are useless, and this is a species that likes it dry. I very often see people mention that their tarantulas seem to temporarily get more active after being put in an ICU, but I can honestly only assume this is because they're using all their reserves to get OUT of it. ICUs are just stuffy, damp, spaces that encourage bacteria growth.
Additionally, I know you're worried about it, and that's understandable, but please stop moving it, putting it in different enclosures, and otherwise bothering it. It's stressed enough as it is, and constantly bugging it is only going to make it worse. You've done what you can (given it a chance to drink, put it in a warmer environment), but there's nothing else you can do. Bothering it at this point is either just going to make it's final moments even more stressful, or disturb it to the point that it can't do what it needs to do to try and give itself a fighting chance.
I understand you're stressed, and upset, and only want to help it, but the only thing you can do at this point is to leave the poor thing alone. You're doing more harm than good. I'm sorry if this comes across as harsh, but I just don't want to see you making matters worse for both yourself and the tarantula.
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