Alicedarling
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My son recently got a 3yr old female Chilean rose from the pet store and about a month after we got her she moulted. Three weeks after her moult, she ate her first cricket since we had got her and we were overjoyed as had been worried. Over the next 2 months she ate about 5 more crickets.
Then she stopped eating them. That was about 6-8 weeks ago. However, she has been enjoying her hide, and walking around her cage every so often. She even tried to climb up the side of the glass tank a few weeks ago.
Then three- four days ago she started losing pressure in her legs, sitting in a crunched position, knees bent very close to her body.
I was worried and we put her in an ICU in the evening. She stretched out her legs a bit more inside but I noticed they appeared a bit wobbly as her feet navigated the bottom of the Icu. She just didn't seem well to me, even having witnessed her go through a mount before ( when we are all worried she was dying), this seemed a lot worse.
However, my partner took her out of th icu before going to bed because he thought she was moulting and she wouldn't be able to shed her skin in the tight space.
The next day though she was very still curled up and in exactly the same place she was left in the night before. She remained there all day like that ( see picture attached) and last night too. We didn't want to disturb her by touching her, but when I blew on her she would move ever so slightly. When she still hadn't moved position the next morning, I tried to see if she would by move by blowing on her, but this time nothing. I really thought she was dead.
We put her in Icu again straightaway, and she has been there all day, not moving. It is nearly evening now and We can only hope for the best.
My question is, are 3 yr old females capable of mounting 4 months after the last one? I can't find anything that says so.
If so, is it normal to moult from this crumpled position (as opposed to lying on her back?)
If not, what could the problem be?
The temperature and humidity has always been about 60 -70 degrees but it has dropped slightly to 50 degrees on one or two occasions.
Can anyone out there advise?
Any help much appreciated...
Then she stopped eating them. That was about 6-8 weeks ago. However, she has been enjoying her hide, and walking around her cage every so often. She even tried to climb up the side of the glass tank a few weeks ago.
Then three- four days ago she started losing pressure in her legs, sitting in a crunched position, knees bent very close to her body.
I was worried and we put her in an ICU in the evening. She stretched out her legs a bit more inside but I noticed they appeared a bit wobbly as her feet navigated the bottom of the Icu. She just didn't seem well to me, even having witnessed her go through a mount before ( when we are all worried she was dying), this seemed a lot worse.
However, my partner took her out of th icu before going to bed because he thought she was moulting and she wouldn't be able to shed her skin in the tight space.
The next day though she was very still curled up and in exactly the same place she was left in the night before. She remained there all day like that ( see picture attached) and last night too. We didn't want to disturb her by touching her, but when I blew on her she would move ever so slightly. When she still hadn't moved position the next morning, I tried to see if she would by move by blowing on her, but this time nothing. I really thought she was dead.
We put her in Icu again straightaway, and she has been there all day, not moving. It is nearly evening now and We can only hope for the best.
My question is, are 3 yr old females capable of mounting 4 months after the last one? I can't find anything that says so.
If so, is it normal to moult from this crumpled position (as opposed to lying on her back?)
If not, what could the problem be?
The temperature and humidity has always been about 60 -70 degrees but it has dropped slightly to 50 degrees on one or two occasions.
Can anyone out there advise?
Any help much appreciated...
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