LizardChris
Arachnopeon
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- Jan 9, 2019
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Well, it finally happened. My 6-year-old G. pulchripes, Joltik, fell while climbing the top screen of her tank. I'd done much reading on fall damage and it's dangers and was confident that the substrate level was high enough to accommodate for her tendency to climb. It must have happened overnight because when I saw her in the morning, she was fine. There seems to be some dried hemolymph on her carapace, a bit of substrate on top of that, and some seems to have rubbed off on her right two forelegs from there. The dried stuff isn't white or even milky- mostly just clear and glossy where it isn't covered with dirt. So, I'm confident it isn't poop. She also doesn't look dehydrated or dented (still plump as ever) and definitely isn't acting funny or stressed.
I intend to replace the screen to keep her from her favorite noisy nighttime activity of climbing, in the future. But until then, I'm interested to hear what future wound care I should apply. I've combed the forums and her injury seems very minor, especially in that it stopped by itself, compared to something like a lost limb or ruptured abdomen... but like any worried parent, I want to make absolutely sure. I increased the humidity, raised the substrate level even higher, and offered food, which she greedily took.
Additionally, since she seems to quite enjoy climbing (she loves webbing the screen and anything high up) should I add a branch or something to her enclosure? I understand that terrestrials don't reaaaaally need to climb, but she's been a climby lass ever since she was a sling the size of a quarter. It feels a little rude to take away her second-favorite pasttime (next to eating).
Thank you in advance for the advice,
Chris
I intend to replace the screen to keep her from her favorite noisy nighttime activity of climbing, in the future. But until then, I'm interested to hear what future wound care I should apply. I've combed the forums and her injury seems very minor, especially in that it stopped by itself, compared to something like a lost limb or ruptured abdomen... but like any worried parent, I want to make absolutely sure. I increased the humidity, raised the substrate level even higher, and offered food, which she greedily took.
Additionally, since she seems to quite enjoy climbing (she loves webbing the screen and anything high up) should I add a branch or something to her enclosure? I understand that terrestrials don't reaaaaally need to climb, but she's been a climby lass ever since she was a sling the size of a quarter. It feels a little rude to take away her second-favorite pasttime (next to eating).
Thank you in advance for the advice,
Chris