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I kept her in a fossorial setup and never let her substrate dry out, but I also believe she had preexisting health issues, possibly nematodes. Like I said before I could be wrong, but I have multiple fossorial moisture dependent species and have never had an issue getting them to eat, burrow, or survive. She had recently completely covered up her burrow and didn’t start another one, also refused to eat for quite some time. While both those things can be normal, it indicated to me the possibility something was wrong. I don’t believe it was husbandry in this case, although there is perhaps something I was missing. If there was, I’m not sure what it could be though. All that being said, it is a beautiful and unique species and I’m hoping to get another one in the somewhat distant future. I don’t believe they’re necessarily fragile though, Just moisture dependent.I think you are right. Saying the species itself is fragile would be a misnomer. I believe there are other variables that lead to higher reports of fatality such as mass misinformation on husbandry practices (people not keeping them fossorial or moist enough) or a disproportionately large amount of WC specimens with preexisting health issues.