Sssoo I'm really worried right now for my beautiful Damon Medius baby boy Merlin. I had some issues with him not eating before but I switched out his food from Dubia roaches to crickets last week and he has taken one since then.
Now another problem har turned up. Or, well, 3.
First off he has lost a whip! It was already halfway broken when I got him but when I checked in this morning the whole whip was gone, he still had it 3 days ago for sure. I'm always very careful with him so I have no idea what happened, when I took him out to check on him I also noticed he was acting very very clumsy and lethargic, and there were faint white splotches on his body.
My first thought was mold or fungi of a sort, and when I went back to check on the tank I indeed found white splotches of mold on his piece of wood, right where he likes to usually hang out!
I'm really worried now, is it posssible for mold to grow on amblypygi? What possible reasons are there for them losing a whip just like that? Also how do I take care of the mold on the wood?
I could switch out the wood altogether but I won't have an opportunity to do so until later this week, and if I took it out now he wouldn't have any vertical surface to hang on, so I'm feeling really lost and worried now.
Help very much appreciated! I am absolutely head over heels in love with my little boy and I want to provide him with the best care I can.
Now another problem har turned up. Or, well, 3.
First off he has lost a whip! It was already halfway broken when I got him but when I checked in this morning the whole whip was gone, he still had it 3 days ago for sure. I'm always very careful with him so I have no idea what happened, when I took him out to check on him I also noticed he was acting very very clumsy and lethargic, and there were faint white splotches on his body.
My first thought was mold or fungi of a sort, and when I went back to check on the tank I indeed found white splotches of mold on his piece of wood, right where he likes to usually hang out!
I'm really worried now, is it posssible for mold to grow on amblypygi? What possible reasons are there for them losing a whip just like that? Also how do I take care of the mold on the wood?
I could switch out the wood altogether but I won't have an opportunity to do so until later this week, and if I took it out now he wouldn't have any vertical surface to hang on, so I'm feeling really lost and worried now.
Help very much appreciated! I am absolutely head over heels in love with my little boy and I want to provide him with the best care I can.
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