:8o Awwwww.....I found my female subadult Black phase Chinese Earth tiger near death yesterday morning....for reasons unbeknownst to me she was on her way to checking out....practically in the death curl.I still detected faint signs of life in her as she was twitching slightly so after I recovered from the initial shock ( you know that sick feeling you get when you discover a prize specimen dead or dying??? of course you do...) I held her in my hand and force fed her water with an eyedropper and attempted to hydrate her.I then put her in a spider ICU and crossed my fingers as I left for the day.I fully expected her to be dead when I returned home but amazingly she was out of the death curl and resting somewhat more normally in the classic legs all splayed out tarantula pose.I tested her for reactivity and she made a hissing sound and tried to bite me somewhat...I was besides myself with joy...(Ok...I have been in this hobby a little too long now I think...
) she has been upgraded to serious but I believe stable condition and I am letting her rest and am hoping for the best but I am still prepared for the worst...Keep your fingers and toes crossed everybody and think of beloved vicious "Trinity" and perhaps she will live to bite another day....
The Evil Spider Hunter