I knew that Honeybee, my GBB, was in pre-molt, so it was no surprise to find him "flipped" last week ... a couple of things bothered me, though: his front legs seemed to be pinned under him, and I don't remember ever seeing his belly look charred-black like that ...
I felt better when I came back and saw this ...
Things seemed to be going according to the great cosmic plan ...
I witnessed the second flip, but my camera wasn't ready, dammit! ...
Looked like time for a bigger house, but I didn't want to rehouse him just yet - damn me, in retrospect I should have re-housed him when he was in pre-molt ... I was very concerned about the legs, though - don't they look a little crooked and curled under?
Today I noticed little pearly-beads of hemolymph on his left hind leg ...
I immediately put him in an ICU (see the shot above) but I consulted the TKG which says, in the case of this kind of trauma, to keep him calm and dry and left alone in his enclosure, maintain feeding and watering ... so here's Honeybee in his new digs -
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This is the first serious health crisis I've encountered with my Ts - I know I'm in good company - I'd like to hear from those of you that have dealt with a similar situation ...
I felt better when I came back and saw this ...
Things seemed to be going according to the great cosmic plan ...
I witnessed the second flip, but my camera wasn't ready, dammit! ...
Looked like time for a bigger house, but I didn't want to rehouse him just yet - damn me, in retrospect I should have re-housed him when he was in pre-molt ... I was very concerned about the legs, though - don't they look a little crooked and curled under?
Today I noticed little pearly-beads of hemolymph on his left hind leg ...
I immediately put him in an ICU (see the shot above) but I consulted the TKG which says, in the case of this kind of trauma, to keep him calm and dry and left alone in his enclosure, maintain feeding and watering ... so here's Honeybee in his new digs -
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This is the first serious health crisis I've encountered with my Ts - I know I'm in good company - I'd like to hear from those of you that have dealt with a similar situation ...