Ok… totally new to the T scene, and bought one/received two about 3 weeks ago. Gave my 8 year old daughter the B. Albo, which she named "Zelda." It was a sling, about ¼ inch in size. Put it into a cage (I, by chance, had 2 ready… being new and not sure of what I was doing), and all seemed well. It did eat a couple of store-bought crickets in the past 3 weeks, and I have watered the bedding a bit every few days to try and keep humidity up. All was well on Friday when we checked on them, and Zelda even ate in front of us (a cricket had a bad day.)
Sunday we went in again, and this time she was keeled over with legs pulled up. At first I was thinking it was molting, but it is now late Tuesday, and no change.
Bedding: coconut husk.
Food: store bought crickets.
Water source: lightly soak a corner of cage every few days. Lots of rain lately, so humidity is up a bit locally.
Possible sources of death if dead: Holes in cage too small? Allergic to the lego hide I made it? Too much of the "curious little kid" that I am, always opening the lid to get a good look? Bad molt? Other?
Advice appreciated. We have a second T, which is a G. pulchra (about ½ inch in size, arrived same day), and they seem to be fine. My daughter knows Zelda might be dead, and we have already decided to replace if I am correct, but I don't want to do so until I have some idea of what happened. Actually, replacement will include a 3rd T for my 10 year old son, as he feels left out. See what people mean when they say 1 T is never enough…
If I did something to kill it, please tell me. I have been doing as much reading as I can to be ready to properly handle these guys, but have no one local to turn to, and feel awful at the thought I killed my 8 year old's much loved pet…
What follows are pictures of the enclosure I had Zelda in, plus the best picture of Zelda I could get. Didn't want to move her… What can be seen is a red underside, couple of white dots, and legs pulled up and back. I have seen no sign of Zelda, so I am assuming she is still in this skin, if this was a molt gone bad.
Thank you for help.
Sunday we went in again, and this time she was keeled over with legs pulled up. At first I was thinking it was molting, but it is now late Tuesday, and no change.
Bedding: coconut husk.
Food: store bought crickets.
Water source: lightly soak a corner of cage every few days. Lots of rain lately, so humidity is up a bit locally.
Possible sources of death if dead: Holes in cage too small? Allergic to the lego hide I made it? Too much of the "curious little kid" that I am, always opening the lid to get a good look? Bad molt? Other?
Advice appreciated. We have a second T, which is a G. pulchra (about ½ inch in size, arrived same day), and they seem to be fine. My daughter knows Zelda might be dead, and we have already decided to replace if I am correct, but I don't want to do so until I have some idea of what happened. Actually, replacement will include a 3rd T for my 10 year old son, as he feels left out. See what people mean when they say 1 T is never enough…
If I did something to kill it, please tell me. I have been doing as much reading as I can to be ready to properly handle these guys, but have no one local to turn to, and feel awful at the thought I killed my 8 year old's much loved pet…
What follows are pictures of the enclosure I had Zelda in, plus the best picture of Zelda I could get. Didn't want to move her… What can be seen is a red underside, couple of white dots, and legs pulled up and back. I have seen no sign of Zelda, so I am assuming she is still in this skin, if this was a molt gone bad.
Thank you for help.
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