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Temps are 80-84 during most the day, 87 on the high side, and 75 at night. The humidity is low and I only give them water once a week to keep them from drowning in it. Ok so a month or so ago I had one of last years babies go threw a bad molt. The entire metasoma to the tip of the aculeus was covered in a stuck molt. I tried an easier approach at first and noticed then it was dragging it's tail then. Started with just a bump in humidity for a few days and only the last two segments freed itself. Then I went with an ICU approach and after a couple of days of the tail getting good and damp I tried rubbing it off with a paint brush and Q-Tip to no avail. Finally I tried snipping off the molt which only helped a little since I only freed the velson. What I found when I freed the tail was it was badly deformed as well as her continuing to drag it behind her for another couple of weeks. Well after watching her for a month drag it behind her, walking in circles, not eating, and it getting hung on cage decor which made her fall over on her back I debated on terminating her or taking a chance and removing the tail. No other sibling or scorpion in the tank has anything like this and there was 10 adults and siblings housed with her. She is also the smallest of the brood. Well I decided tonight to snip off what was dragging and keep her separate. She is now able to run around perfectly fine and even ate, of course I gave it to her on tongs but still she ate. I know someone else had a problem like this a long time ago but anyone got any ideas what may have caused it. I did dab the last segment left with super glue even though there was no blood in hopes that nothing will get in there and set off a secondary infection. Hers was not hollow either I noticed and I remember the last post I saw like that being hollow.
Yes I know it wont grow back, she may not be able to mate or catch prey on her own, and blahh blahh blahh but I decided to remove the dead limb and keep her around as a pet rather than popping her in the freezer.
Warning removed tail below!!!! No pictures of the actual removal.
You can't really tell by the pictures but it is indented in several places and twisted slightly. The tail would not bend at all even after removal. Yes that is a heat mat. No it's not on. No it doesn't even work. It's was used as a background for pictures. Before anyone chimes in about a heat mat.
Normal female just for comparison
Yes I know it wont grow back, she may not be able to mate or catch prey on her own, and blahh blahh blahh but I decided to remove the dead limb and keep her around as a pet rather than popping her in the freezer.
Warning removed tail below!!!! No pictures of the actual removal.
You can't really tell by the pictures but it is indented in several places and twisted slightly. The tail would not bend at all even after removal. Yes that is a heat mat. No it's not on. No it doesn't even work. It's was used as a background for pictures. Before anyone chimes in about a heat mat.
Normal female just for comparison
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