Gillian Pajor
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I have a Costa Rican Zebra Legged Tarantula (Aphonopelma seemanni) female between ages 3-4 I believe. She is at full maturity.
I have had her about 7-8 months now.
I did research and looked up her care and everything I could. (Leaves and plants to hide, about 3-4 inches of cocunt fiber/dirt to burrow, a water dish in corner and wooden shelter) My boyfriend was even willing to feed her some of his Madagasar hissing Cockroaches for food. Yet she refused. In 7-8 months of owning, she ate once for us. We had offered her mouse pinkies, small crickets, large crickets, small, medium and even adult cockroaches. We had even wondered if it was because she couldn't catch them so we put her in a tote by herself and food and left her for 24 hours with a wa get fish to see if she would eat. Nothing.
Then she lost weight and me and my boyfriend figured it was dehydration so we put her in 4 ICU (over period of 3 months) and 2 of those lasted about 48hrs. They seemed to help for a bit.
I took her to the vet a few days ago (Friday Morning). She was 10grams, extremely under weight and serverly dehydrated. They are keeping her for two or three days and it's the second day (Sunday Morning. Vet is calling me every morning with updates) and she's received lots of fluids. Apparently she ate and pooped this morning (sunday morning) and is doing much better and I can take her home soon.
Though, the reason I'm here is because I am very worried she will dehydrated more when she comes back. I don't know if it's the cage, or a deiease that is causing this and I don't want her to suffer. The only vet I could find that would see her is 2 hrs. away and he said he has seen and cared for taranutulas before but he is not I guess an expert.
Does anyone know what I can do?
I have had her about 7-8 months now.
I did research and looked up her care and everything I could. (Leaves and plants to hide, about 3-4 inches of cocunt fiber/dirt to burrow, a water dish in corner and wooden shelter) My boyfriend was even willing to feed her some of his Madagasar hissing Cockroaches for food. Yet she refused. In 7-8 months of owning, she ate once for us. We had offered her mouse pinkies, small crickets, large crickets, small, medium and even adult cockroaches. We had even wondered if it was because she couldn't catch them so we put her in a tote by herself and food and left her for 24 hours with a wa get fish to see if she would eat. Nothing.
Then she lost weight and me and my boyfriend figured it was dehydration so we put her in 4 ICU (over period of 3 months) and 2 of those lasted about 48hrs. They seemed to help for a bit.
I took her to the vet a few days ago (Friday Morning). She was 10grams, extremely under weight and serverly dehydrated. They are keeping her for two or three days and it's the second day (Sunday Morning. Vet is calling me every morning with updates) and she's received lots of fluids. Apparently she ate and pooped this morning (sunday morning) and is doing much better and I can take her home soon.
Though, the reason I'm here is because I am very worried she will dehydrated more when she comes back. I don't know if it's the cage, or a deiease that is causing this and I don't want her to suffer. The only vet I could find that would see her is 2 hrs. away and he said he has seen and cared for taranutulas before but he is not I guess an expert.
Does anyone know what I can do?