Lampropelma violaceopes death curl...

[Bugmom]

Sorry dude. Much suck

My L. violaceopes sling died sitting in it's little plastic leaf. Like, legs dangling over the sides of the leaf it was sitting on. Weirdest spot I've ever seen a T be in when found dead. I think mine may have dehydrated and/or got too hot though. And well, with slings, some just don't make it no matter what. I've had seemingly totally healthy juvies and adults die suddenly too, and those were hardy species like Aphonopelma and Brachypelma. I'm sure you did everything right.

 

[Abyss]

gotta pick up some more slings now, oh well. hope i get a female this time.

Definatly, my male died recently as well so im in the market in the near future as well lol

 

[AphonopelmaTX]

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[Chris LXXIX]

90% of a KK vent covered still provides good vent. i just dont really have the time to check all the cages everyday, school and 57 other pets and whatnot.

Let me disagree my friend, without bad feelings or else, of course. I'm really sad for your loss. And I understand that you are busy, your time, the school, your life... everything. I understand that.

But I disagree. Ventilation is ventilation, and inverts that needs a, let's say "higher", level of moisture for thrive (so from a H.gigas to a M.robustum to what else) IMO needs a full top notch ventilation. They live up higher on Asian trees, those aren't covered.

As I've said, this doesn't mean at all that the cause of your loss was/is due to that: just a consideration of mine about "covering" the air holes for mantain humidity.

 

[Venom1080]

Let me disagree my friend, without bad feelings or else, of course. I'm really sad for your loss. And I understand that you are busy, your time, the school, your life... everything. I understand that.

But I disagree. Ventilation is ventilation, and inverts that needs a, let's say "higher", level of moisture for thrive (so from a H.gigas to a M.robustum to what else) IMO needs a full top notch ventilation. They live up higher on Asian trees, those aren't covered.

As I've said, this doesn't mean at all that the cause of your loss was/is due to that: just a consideration of mine about "covering" the air holes for mantain humidity.

your insight is always appreciated. vent was high though. half of a KK lid blocked still allows tons of air flow.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

your insight is always appreciated. vent was high though. half of a KK lid blocked still allows tons of air flow.

Sometimes in life 'poop' happens and then you die. Keep up, man.

 

[Jeff23]

Sorry for your loss. That is a beautiful (and healthy looking T).

I wonder if DNA just gave this T a shorter life.

 

[Venom1080]

I wonder if DNA just gave this T a shorter life.

maybe, im still really curious. last thing i want is a repeat.

 

[Sana]

I can't see anything unusual in the pictures at all. Definitely not dehydrated. I lost a couple after a move last year to bad water pipes leeching crud into the water. I can't guarantee that was the cause but I had no more issues after switching them all to filtered water and both died besides their water dishes not dehydrated.

 

[Rittdk01]

I can't see anything unusual in the pictures at all. Definitely not dehydrated. I lost a couple after a move last year to bad water pipes leeching crud into the water. I can't guarantee that was the cause but I had no more issues after switching them all to filtered water and both died besides their water dishes not dehydrated.

I've heard of this before. I use only bottled water, just cuz I'm a worry wart and don't take any chances. $4 for probably a year supply in my t room closet lol. i would hate to water my spiders and then see a boil advisory or something.

 

[Sana]

I've heard of this before. I use only bottled water, just cuz I'm a worry wart and don't take any chances. $4 for probably a year supply in my t room closet lol. i would hate to water my spiders and then see a boil advisory or something.

I have so many tarantulas that the cost hurts. Fortunately I have access to a filtered bottle filled fountain at work. My boss has been fine with me bringing in gallon jugs periodically to fill. My boss is surprisingly supportive of my tarantulas. She lets me bring in boxes to shop at lunch and gets super excited when I get shipments in at work. She always has to come see them and then worries that they're going to be too cold or upset by too much noise or some such thing. It's great. Moral of the story though lots of places have filtered water. Most gas stations with water taps on fountain machines are running filtered water. And most folks are good with someone filling a jug here and there.

 

[darkness975]

Even though I use bottled water I am picky about which brand I will use. I had Dasani for a while but I got to thinking that whatever minerals they claim to add to the water to make it "taste better" are probably not good for my invertebrates. I especially confirmed this to myself when my Dracaena braunii started dying after having no issues for the better part of a decade. There are three main causes for D. braunii to have issues and one of them is chemicals in the water supply.

I now use Aquafina which as far as I can tell is pure water.

 

[Abyss]

maybe, im still really curious. last thing i want is a repeat.

I dont see husbandry as an issue.
Im really at a loss on what it could be.

Having kept a few over the years myself (prob in my top 3 favs), i think ur setup looks great. The only thing i do dif is i tend to lean toward more of a cube shape then rectangle so as to get some extra verticle space w/branches and foliage w/out giving up floor space.

 

[advan]

Where's the poop? Did you just clean the cage or rehouse it? Where's the poop? Impaction is a possibility.

 

[Venom1080]

Where's the poop? Did you just clean the cage or rehouse it? Where's the poop? Impaction is a possibility.

i did recently rehouse it, about a week or two prior. a mold problem got way out of control. i just cleaned it out and rehoused my marshlli, there was some poop i scrubbed off. but that may have been from a while ago. i will say i havent really noticed any poop.

 

[Minty]

Sorry to bump this thread, but I noticed my L violaceopes AF died. I'll post a photo of her tomorrow morning. Her abdomen was a good size and wasn't shriveled. She had good cross ventilation and moist substrate too. Not sure what went wrong, the temperatures in the room are never below 24°C. This was my favourite tarantula, feeling a bit gutted.

 

[Venom1080]

Sorry to bump this thread, but I noticed my L violaceopes AF died. I'll post a photo of her tomorrow morning. Her abdomen was a good size and wasn't shriveled. She had good cross ventilation and moist substrate too. Not sure what went wrong, the temperatures in the room are never below 24°C. This was my favourite tarantula, feeling a bit gutted.

I wonder if us hobbyists are missing something in their care. Ive had more random arboreal ornithoctoninae deaths than anything else.

Keep them all damp, water dish, high ventilation, deep sub for burrowing, yet arboreal hide and room to climb.

 

[Minty]

I wonder if us hobbyists are missing something in their care. Ive had more random arboreal ornithoctoninae deaths than anything else.

Keep them all damp, water dish, high ventilation, deep sub for burrowing, yet arboreal hide and room to climb.

It's a question worth asking, imo.

She had moulted twice in my care without issue, too. She ate voraciously and had a fair bit of attitude on her. Meh.

 

[cold blood]

I wonder if us hobbyists are missing something in their care. Ive had more random arboreal ornithoctoninae deaths than anything else.

Keep them all damp, water dish, high ventilation, deep sub for burrowing, yet arboreal hide and room to climb.

All of mine are allowed to dry out periodically, sometimes for extended periods. Then after a while I like to make it rain and give it a good soak down. The only time i dont dry them out is when a females on a sac or with slings.

Its worked for me, and i cant recall any random deaths aside from a lividus (which i kept damp, i only do the above for arboreals).

 

[Minty]