First loss...

[Pyrdacor]

Hi there,

like the subject says, I lost my first T yesterday. I should better say, found it yesterday...
My cobalt blue stayed in her shelter for more than 3 weeks. I didn't rate it as strange because she was once hiding for more than a month to perform a molt. So I let her do. I don't know why but this time (1 week later = after 4 weeks) I thought something had to be wrong. So I decided to dig and look for her. That was when I found her in death pose. It was really sad.
And the worst thing is that I accually don't know why this happened to her. Humidity and temperature seemed to be allright.
Hope this doesn't happen again...

Chris

 

[TheSpiderHouse]

Sorry to hear that. I don't know how long you had it, but it could have had an internal parasite, and had nothing to do with humidity or anything else you can control. Thats not uncommon in WC T's.

 

[Tarantula606]

Sorry to hear about your cobalt blue but maybe you can get another cobalt.

 

[rob]

Hang in there. I know what you're going through. Even though they aren't cute and fuzzy (ok, to most people they aren't) it still is hard to deal with losing a tarantula.

 

[SpiderTwin]

Sorry to hear about your Cobalt, it always sucks to lose a living creature that in under your care.

Do you plan on getting another one?

 

[Telson]

condolences

Sorry to hear about that.... I've lost a few T's over the years and it doesn't get any easier whether it's the 1st or the 101st. I lost 3 late last year: a WC local california species I'd had for about 2 years or so, a B. smithi I'd had for over 3 years and raised from a 1/2" sling, and a B. boemei which was sold to me for $85 as a female about 2 months prior to molting into a breedable male... The B. boemei was a serious disapointment when I thought I'd purchased a juvi fem that I would be able to keep and enjoy for years to come, but at least I knew that it passed from a resonable cause. The B. smithi just curled up and died for no apparant reason right about the same time though which really got to me the most. As noted previously, WC specimens are a gamble and the local I'd had for some time had refused food and grown consistently slimmer in the abdomen for almost a year before it passed, so it was not unexpected even though it was extremely frustrating being unable to do anything to change its course.

My condollences and good luck with your other T's.

 

[vulpina]

Sorry to hear about your loss, it's rough to lose a T, but stick with it and get another Cobalt.

Andy

 

[manville]

that really sucks...i hope that never happen again..