Any hope for my cricket thief spider?

LadyShia77

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My female cricket thief spider (Thanatus vulgaris) just got done molting and her legs are staying curled. She has been like this since yesterday. She still tries to move around, but I haven't seen her eat yet. Is there any hope of trying to save her and keeping her alive until she molts again, should I let nature takes its course, or should I do something else? I finally got another cricket thief spider after losing my first one and don't want to lose this one if I can avoid it. Thanks in advance.
 

LadyShia77

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I would attempt to slide a shallow water dish underneath her mouthparts!
She's pretty small. I don't think I have anything that small. I wet a paper towel and put it next to her. It looks like she keeps moving away from it, though.



Update: She ended up passing. Rip my Lady Vesuvius.
 
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darkness975

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She's pretty small. I don't think I have anything that small. I wet a paper towel and put it next to her. It looks like she keeps moving away from it, though.



Update: She ended up passing. Rip my Lady Vesuvius.
Bad molt probably.
 
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