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Arachnobaron
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Hey guys! My first post and a serious one! I have a few A. geniculata slings. I've had them for about a month and a half so far, and they eat like machines. I love them. I keep them on moist substrate with cross ventilation. I check up on all my T's daily, every 2 days at most! I feed them as much as they can eat, daily in fact. They only refuse when in premolt. I remove all bolus that I see. Also, I pick up any uneaten feeders and their white poop. Unfortunately, I found all but one of my A. genics dead today. ***PICTURES FOUND AT THE BOTTOM***
I'm puzzled as to how this happened, I need help why and how. Please help! :-(
I keep them in a large tote along with all of my spiderlings. I have the tote facing a space heater (from WalMart) but I keep the lid on. I have a couple bottled water in the tote for humidity. Basically, I have a microclimate setup for my slings in which I try to maintain humidity to prevent dehydration. I also intended to keep the temperature in the tote higher than the room I keep them in (which is 69-74F), this way I "powerfeed" them until they reach around 2" where they are more tolerable of living conditions. This is the first time a situation like this happened. In addition, I've raised (3) P. cambridgei that are now 2"+, (5) B. vagans that are now 2.5"+, and (18) OBT slings that are in a similar setup which all have molted at least twice in my care.
***IT IS TO NOTE THAT I'VE HAD THE A. GENICS MOLT A FEW TIMES IN THE SETUP I EXPLAINED***
#1 molted a few days ago and I saw it in a death curl in its burrow.
#2 was found in a similar stance right outside its hide which was in premolt.
#3 was in a curl along the side of its enclosure, also in premolt.
My last one, #4, is molting as I type this thread.
I'm puzzled as to how this happened, I need help why and how. Please help! :-(
I keep them in a large tote along with all of my spiderlings. I have the tote facing a space heater (from WalMart) but I keep the lid on. I have a couple bottled water in the tote for humidity. Basically, I have a microclimate setup for my slings in which I try to maintain humidity to prevent dehydration. I also intended to keep the temperature in the tote higher than the room I keep them in (which is 69-74F), this way I "powerfeed" them until they reach around 2" where they are more tolerable of living conditions. This is the first time a situation like this happened. In addition, I've raised (3) P. cambridgei that are now 2"+, (5) B. vagans that are now 2.5"+, and (18) OBT slings that are in a similar setup which all have molted at least twice in my care.
***IT IS TO NOTE THAT I'VE HAD THE A. GENICS MOLT A FEW TIMES IN THE SETUP I EXPLAINED***
#1 molted a few days ago and I saw it in a death curl in its burrow.
#2 was found in a similar stance right outside its hide which was in premolt.
#3 was in a curl along the side of its enclosure, also in premolt.
My last one, #4, is molting as I type this thread.