WoofSpider
Arachnosquire
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2016
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- 81
So I really just need to talk about this because I feel absolutely terrible. I received a few slings on 07/06. Most of them under 1/2 inch. Everybody has been eating pre-killed crickets and getting along fine except for a single 1/4 inch H. incei. She wouldn't take anything and just stayed in a clump of moss that she webbed up into a nice little hide.
This morning I just couldn't take it anymore. I was overcome with worry and I removed the moss and tore it apart to get a look at her. When I found her she was barely responsive to my paintbrush, but the abdomen looked fine. I didn't really know what to do from there, so I put her back in the enclosure without the moss.
Not even a minute later, her carapace popped and she started molting. I was crushed. I violated the cardinal rule of tarantula keeping: LEAVE THE SPIDER ALONE.
When I left for work about 30 minutes later, she was out of the exuvium, but had not flipped upright yet. I'm at work now and I can't stop thinking about what a colossal idiot I am.
This morning I just couldn't take it anymore. I was overcome with worry and I removed the moss and tore it apart to get a look at her. When I found her she was barely responsive to my paintbrush, but the abdomen looked fine. I didn't really know what to do from there, so I put her back in the enclosure without the moss.
Not even a minute later, her carapace popped and she started molting. I was crushed. I violated the cardinal rule of tarantula keeping: LEAVE THE SPIDER ALONE.
When I left for work about 30 minutes later, she was out of the exuvium, but had not flipped upright yet. I'm at work now and I can't stop thinking about what a colossal idiot I am.