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will do...thanks for replyGet it out of that ICU. ICU's are only good for dehydration. You did the right thing by dripping a little bit of water on it, though. Not much you can really do.
Really? If so, that's something else. I haven't seen many cases where someone had to remove their T from a bad molt (thankfully), but any case I have seen tended to be pretty bad. But alas, where there's a will there's a way! Didn't mean to sound like such a downer, but I try not to get my hopes up in situations such as this.I think @cold blood removed a T from a bad molt, but I don't recall the results. I want to say the T survived.
I never rule out Mother Nature, always an exception, but on this GBB, based on pictures, I'm pretty sure it will die...but there's always that 1 in a million chance.Really? If so, that's something else. I haven't seen many cases where someone had to remove their T from a bad molt (thankfully), but any case I have seen tended to be pretty bad. But alas, where there's a will there's a way! Didn't mean to sound like such a downer, but I try not to get my hopes up in situations such as this.
Several actually...some just don't make it though...this one doesn't look good. Removal of molt parts pretty much needs to be done quickly, before things harden back up.I think @cold blood removed a T from a bad molt, but I don't recall the results. I want to say the T survived.
Agreed, 5 days post-molt...not too good I would think.Several actually...some just don't make it though...this one doesn't look good. Removal of molt parts pretty much needs to be done quickly, before things harden back up.
How big is this, it doesn't look like a sling, if I had to guess I would say its around 3"...which would be a juvie.
I'm still surprised that Avic survived. Good genes in that one for sure!This did not make itmolt gone horribly wrong:(
molt gone horribly wrong:(
This one did...Two-legged Avic
A. avic 2 legs is better than none. Fully recovered now.Resized952017030195121305
Johnny 2 legs finally got an actual enclosure to enjoy...the recovery process and growth of this...
Oh yikes... coming from a guy who loves gore and horror movies, that first picture genuinely makes my gut churn. That looks so horribly wrong.This did not make itmolt gone horribly wrong:(
molt gone horribly wrong:(
This one did...Two-legged Avic
A. avic 2 legs is better than none. Fully recovered now.Resized952017030195121305
Johnny 2 legs finally got an actual enclosure to enjoy...the recovery process and growth of this...
She rolled off her elevated mat mid molt, and rolled down the wood piece...it was quite sad.Oh yikes... coming from a guy who loves gore and horror movies, that first picture genuinely makes my gut churn. That looks so horribly wrong.
I'd have been absolutely devastated. Such a beautiful T, too. Psalmopoeus cambridgei?She rolled off her elevated mat mid molt, and rolled down the wood piece...it was quite sad.
Yes...P. cam...this is her replacement...she gave me a sac end of last summer.I'd have been absolutely devastated. Such a beautiful T, too. Psalmopoeus cambridgei?
Absolutely stunning. I need more Psalmopoeus sp. in my life... I love my P. irminia to pieces.Yes...P. cam...this is her replacement...she gave me a sac end of last summer.Psalmopoeus cambridgei
cam...the camster..the caminator, the cam-meister...Dr. Camenstein...Cam-a-lama-ding-dong...mass...
Since the condition it's in is basically a death sentence, I would probably still try the surgery, even if the prognosis is poor. When I lost my first tarantula to a horrifically bad molt last month, it made me feel better knowing that I had done everything I could to save her.I sincerely hope for the best, but I wouldn't get your hopes up. I hate to say that, but it really doesn't seem like there's much you can do. Any "bad molt" case I've seen where it's been serious enough to need human intervention (outside of removing a leg) hasn't had good results.
All of these beautiful Psalmopoeus cambridgei pictures you keep posting are helping me make up my mind on my next arboreal.Yes...P. cam...this is her replacement...she gave me a sac end of last summer.
Good point. Worst case scenario, it still dies. Best case scenario, it survives and maybe even recovers. But unfortunately OP seems nervous to try surgically removing the molt, and rightly so. In the event it doesn't work, it could cause the T some unnecessary pain/stress before death. Not sure how well the poor thing can still move, but OP said it was a skittish specimen. But besides letting things pass naturally or euthanization, it really seems to be the only other option.Since the condition it's in is basically a death sentence, I would probably still try the surgery, even if the prognosis is poor. When I lost my first tarantula to a horrifically bad molt last month, it made me feel better knowing that I had done everything I could to save her.
The only other option besides letting it die on its own is euthanizing it (in the freezer).