T. blondi
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2003
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- 23
We've lost so many to that, I was wondering if it's a common thing with T's.
Many of ours got out of their exuvia ok but the next day would be in the corner legs curled underneath. Others would come out of the molt and would move around fine, but then would starve themselfs to death. Which was the saddest part mainly becuase I had to watch their abdomen shrivel up and look like a raisin.
We can't understand it; the room temperature, humidity, food and substrate never changed from the day that they were eating. Their cages are always clean, and their substrate is sterile vermiculite. No sponges for contamination, nothing. We have a P. ornata right now in the other room dieing with it's legs curling underneath it. It's saddened my mother to the point that she thinks it's her fault and doesn't want to expand her collection.
Many of ours got out of their exuvia ok but the next day would be in the corner legs curled underneath. Others would come out of the molt and would move around fine, but then would starve themselfs to death. Which was the saddest part mainly becuase I had to watch their abdomen shrivel up and look like a raisin.
We can't understand it; the room temperature, humidity, food and substrate never changed from the day that they were eating. Their cages are always clean, and their substrate is sterile vermiculite. No sponges for contamination, nothing. We have a P. ornata right now in the other room dieing with it's legs curling underneath it. It's saddened my mother to the point that she thinks it's her fault and doesn't want to expand her collection.