CheshireGleam
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The B. boehmei sling I ordered yesterday arrived among four others, and was acting perfectly fine up until four hours ago when I checked on it again. I've purchased from this seller two previous times with no issues, great packaging, and overnight shipping. The sling was laying motionless with its legs curled like it was dying. I went to see if it was alive and it clumsily hobbled away then fell onto its back, legs curling against its body.
It seems to be able to walk but then lapses back into a ball, can hardly stand. There is no molt mat or any indicators that it's molting though it might be possible? I contacted the seller with the same picture attached to this thread, he suggested shipping stress and to give it a tiny spritz of water then let him know how it gets on. The substrate is already slightly moist, should I spray it too? I wasn't familiar with shipping stress beforehand, so I'm reading up on that now. Poor B. boehmei is fitting the description. If there's anything I can do besides just see what happens, let me know!
It seems to be able to walk but then lapses back into a ball, can hardly stand. There is no molt mat or any indicators that it's molting though it might be possible? I contacted the seller with the same picture attached to this thread, he suggested shipping stress and to give it a tiny spritz of water then let him know how it gets on. The substrate is already slightly moist, should I spray it too? I wasn't familiar with shipping stress beforehand, so I'm reading up on that now. Poor B. boehmei is fitting the description. If there's anything I can do besides just see what happens, let me know!
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