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My tarantula sling lost 2 of his legs one in the front and one on his right side during his last molt. He’s currently molting now and I'm worried he’ll struggle with it. Any tips or advice ( this is a pic of him yesterday before his molt.)
All you can do at this point is leave it alone and hope for the best. Slings lose legs frequently and regenerate them with subsequent molts and hopefully that'll be the case here.

Once it's done molting and has had a week to harden, I highly suggest you rehouse it into a more appropriate enclosure. Avicularinae need very good ventilation, and a glass jar with holes punched in the lid does not provide that. It also needs to be able to drink plenty of water, and without a water dish it won't be able to do that - this could have led to the molting issues. A poorly hydrated T generally doesn't molt well. You don't want to add much moisture to an enclosure with poor ventilation, though, as the stagnant, damp air will ultimately kill your sling.

Read through these threads while you're waiting for it to finish it's molt so you know what needs to be done when it's time:
 
All you can do at this point is leave it alone and hope for the best. Slings lose legs frequently and regenerate them with subsequent molts and hopefully that'll be the case here.

Once it's done molting and has had a week to harden, I highly suggest you rehouse it into a more appropriate enclosure. Avicularinae need very good ventilation, and a glass jar with holes punched in the lid does not provide that. It also needs to be able to drink plenty of water, and without a water dish it won't be able to do that - this could have led to the molting issues. A poorly hydrated T generally doesn't molt well. You don't want to add much moisture to an enclosure with poor ventilation, though, as the stagnant, damp air will ultimately kill your sling.

Read through these threads while you're waiting for it to finish it's molt so you know what needs to be done when it's time:
Thank you for the advice! He did a great job molting I’m really proud of him and I’ve already ordered a better ventilated acrylic enclosure that will arrive Friday :))
 

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