C. Versicolor fall.

[17sms]

Well, today was the day. I try to be so careful and gentle, but unexpectedly as I was taking off the lid silk was stuck to the stick onto the lid which fell two feet to the ground. The sling landed on its feet, and I checked it all over as well as I could and does not appear to be injured in any way. I've definitely learned my lesson on that and it was so terrifying! I do not want to lose this little one, will it be okay?

 

[PidderPeets]

Well, today was the day. I try to be so careful and gentle, but unexpectedly as I was taking off the lid silk was stuck to the stick onto the lid which fell two feet to the ground. The sling landed on its feet, and I checked it all over as well as I could and does not appear to be injured in any way. I've definitely learned my lesson on that and it was so terrifying! I do not want to lose this little one, will it be okay?

Maybe post pictures so we can get a better idea of how the sling seems/looks? Slings tend to be sturdier than their adult counterparts, so while that fall could easily be fatal to an adult, a sling would have a higher chance of survival

 

[Venom1080]

I've had 1/2" avic slings jump near 5 feet down, land on carpet, then take a meal 5 min later.

I wouldn't worry in the slightest.

 

[miss moxie]

Arboreal tarantulas are built in a way that allows them to take falls easier than terrestrials, your sling should be fine. Just keep an eye on it and see if it starts to curl up or act strangely.

 

[17sms]

@PidderPeets I'll post some pics right away! @Venom1080 @miss moxie I am so glad to hear that, thank you for the help.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Ah... I've personally witnessed once a P.cambridgei sling, 1 cm "big", perform a jump-fly of more than one meter, like nothing.

Bugger eventually died a couple of years later, he was a male

While it's always "a not wanted by no one" scenario no matter, arboreal T's are kinda 'Tarzan' on that sense :-s

 

[17sms]

I went to take pics and it appears it's preparing a meal! So far, so good. And I was worried sick.

 

[17sms]

@Chris LXXIX That's relieving, good to hear he was all well.

 

[PidderPeets]

I went to take pics and it appears it's preparing a meal! So far, so good. And I was worried sick.

If it's taking a meal, I can almost guarantee it's just fine

 

[TylerFishman5675]

Terrestrial vs aboreal is like a cat vs a dog, an arboreal has more of a possibility to "land on its feet" than a terrestrial

 

[miss moxie]

Is there a water dish in there? It's big enough for a bottle-cap full of water.

 

[17sms]

@PidderPeets Ahh, so good to hear!! I'll stay optimistic and keep an eye on it.

 

[17sms]

@miss moxie The enclosure is too small for a water dish right now. The sling is almost an inch DLS. I have another enclosure, I'm just afraid it's too big and it'll stress it out.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

I recently dropped a 1/4 inch C. elegans sling about 5ft and it was fine (abdomen looked good, didn't drop any legs, ate the next day).

To be honest, I was more surprised that I actually managed to spot the thing walking around on my carpet due to the colouration being somewhat similar.

Slings don't weigh that much at all so I'd imagine the impact from a fall would be minimal although they can still damage limbs if they land too awkwardly.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

I've found that if you don't put any anchor points in the top 10-20% of the enclosure then it usually deters them from webbing up right under the lid (the only exception I had with this was my A. variegata).

You basically create a canopy lower down for them to build their web dens under rather than the lid being the canopy.

 

[Ellenantula]

@miss moxie The enclosure is too small for a water dish right now. The sling is almost an inch DLS. I have another enclosure, I'm just afraid it's too big and it'll stress it out.

I provide a water dish for all slings -- even as small as 1/2" (mini-vial lids used) -- but by 1" -- your enclosure must be too small if you can't fit a 1" sling and water dish in same enclosure. Are you using a deli cup? Will a bottle lid truly not fit in enclosure?

I use inverted containers so mine can web and hang out near the top without me disturbing them. Also made refilling a water bowl on bottom easy peasy. But using traditional enclosures is fine too, obviously -- most here use them.

Glad your lil guy seems to have survived well and is eating!

 

[17sms]

@The Grym Reaper That's really helpful, thank you! @Ellenantula I can see myself investing in an inverted enclosure after this, thank you for the tips!

 

[mconnachan]

I went to take pics and it appears it's preparing a meal! So far, so good. And I was worried sick.

If it's preparing to take prey then I can only assume your T is fine, as others have said arboreal can take falls much more easily than terrestrial - if you can provide a water dish, a cola bottle lid would serve well, I'm optimistic about this little one - fortunately it wasn't a large arboreal, just try to be careful, for future reference....try to bring the anchor points lower down, to avert anomalies like these.

 

[Whitelightning777]

I typically put the cage in the bathtub before opening it, with the door closed behind me.

I'm highly motivated to do that. Nyx doesn't like to walk on wire shelves or knock things off of them.

She is an ex feral cat that had to hunt to survive. Obviously free handling is not an option.