COCKROACH EMERGENCY!! ANSWERE PLEASE

[tarantulas118]

My cockroach couldnt molt for 2 days and when I took it out, it was still moving! So I’ve decided to help out as much as I can. Things have been going good until I came to the legs. Somebody please answer me on how to Safely remove leg exoskeleton .

 

[DomGom TheFather]

Sorry, but it's too late.
Odds of survival are poor at best.

 

[tarantulas118]

Sorry, but it's too late.
Odds of survival are poor at best.

I know, but she is rapidly moving, all I need is too take off the leg exoskeleton and ill be done

 

[kadupul]

I'd consider euthanasia at this point. Have you gotten the head and antennae too?

 

[tarantulas118]

I'd consider euthanasia at this point. Have you gotten the head and antennae too?

Ok do you know how to euthanize? The head plate seems to have no exoskeleton underneath it so I don’t know if it’s already comoff

 

[DomGom TheFather]

You can place it in the freezer.

 

[tarantulas118]

You can place it in the freezer.

For how long would you say

 

[kadupul]

Squishing is probably quickest, but people also freeze them or put them in a jar with alcohol.

 

[tarantulas118]

Here is a video of her movement
View attachment IMG_0232.mp4

 

[tarantulas118]

So I tried to save her and I realized that I couldn’T, her legs and antenna were so small and fragile to take the exoskeleton off, when I tried to take it off, her legs would just break so I decided to just pit her out of her misery and I very quickly squashed her, I feel very guilty right now but I know there was nothing I could do. I’ve learned on how to cope with this when my stirmi and cat died this year. since she was very special to me I’m tearing up as I right this. Now I have 2 more cockroaches and I am not letting that happen again

 

[kadupul]

Sorry about your recent string of misfortune. Thankfully, hissers are usually a robust lot and this isn't a too terribly common occurrence so hopefully it doesn't happen with the others. Euthanasia was the kindest thing you could do for this roach since she wouldn't have recovered.

Best of luck and sorry for your losses.

 

[The Snark]

Like it or not, euthanasia is an inevitable part of keeping animals. Everyone who keeps animals should come to grips with that fact, or get used to watching the occasional death.
The reason I don't keep animals with the rare exception of a rescuee. I've had to take the role of the grim reaper far too many times. Exceptionally difficult when I worked with horses, many of which were beloved pets.

 

[viper69]

Feed it to a tarantula

 

[tarantulas118]

Feed it to a tarantula

i only have one tarantula and it’s a juvenile one, my adult stirmi died and that was the only other tarantula I had