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So.. One of my 3 P. ornata slings got stuck in a molt.. It popped the carapace.. Got its rump completely out.. But had fangs and every leg & both palps stuck...
The fangs were almost completely out.. But not all the way.. I only had to rub the old exo off a bit.. But they are good..
The legs & palps though.. They were for the most part completely in the old exo...
I took some toothpicks & slowly tore the old exo... After a little bit.. The legs started sliding out with ease..
Here are some shots of the little guy after I got him free from the old exo..
I didnt think to take picture while he was in the molt.. I was to focued on getting him free from it..
Here is right after I got him out of the molt..
After letting him sit a while and drink the water he was sitting in.. I placed him on a towel.. So it could dry his underside off & he would stop sticking to the little cube I placed him in... Here he is on the towel.. Then I placed him back in the cube where he is sorta walking around & trying to climb..
So.. Im not real sure if he is going to make it or not.. But we shall see..
The fangs were almost completely out.. But not all the way.. I only had to rub the old exo off a bit.. But they are good..
The legs & palps though.. They were for the most part completely in the old exo...
I took some toothpicks & slowly tore the old exo... After a little bit.. The legs started sliding out with ease..
Here are some shots of the little guy after I got him free from the old exo..
I didnt think to take picture while he was in the molt.. I was to focued on getting him free from it..
Here is right after I got him out of the molt..



After letting him sit a while and drink the water he was sitting in.. I placed him on a towel.. So it could dry his underside off & he would stop sticking to the little cube I placed him in... Here he is on the towel.. Then I placed him back in the cube where he is sorta walking around & trying to climb..



So.. Im not real sure if he is going to make it or not.. But we shall see..