My A. versicolor Died!!!

[Redneck]

So I guess I get to join the club on dead avics!! I am really upset about this I have NO idea what I did wrong!!I am going to try an ICU but its in a deathcurl!!

 

[Redneck]

Oops sorry about putting this in the wrong section!!

 

[Steve Calceatum]

Sorry to hear.....keep us updated on the versi's progress.

 

[night4now]

Indeed

I am very sorry as well. Totally blows.

 

[ZergFront]

Wow, this is definetly not avic month! Rob losses 2 and I've heard several more on here.

Worried about my escapee again...

 

[upwith inverts!]

Talk about an epidemic! I've lost 2 in my T experience, and it just plain sucks. Ifeel your pain.

 

[Redneck]

Thanks everyone.. I am very upset about this I have been wanting an A versicolor since I found out about them.. I think they are one of the best looking avics IMO.. I came home from my vacation and my mother had been watching them.. She said she looked in on them yesterday and it was fine.. Today she looked in right before she came and got me and said it was not looking to good.. So I desided I am going to leave the little one in the ICU for a few days and hope for the best! Thanks again everyone!!

 

[samatwwe]

Sorry to hear! I lost mine 2 weeks ago

 

[AllieCat]

This is really weird because I lost mine yesterday!! this was my escapee sling who survived out of it's enclosure with no water/humididy for a week. got him back and a week later he died.......SADS.....

 

[sharpfang]

SADS versicolor babies

E-mail me-My male just molted..........likely 2 have babies end of year......
I'll send ya one.......sorry for your loss, these things happen.................Jason

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[Teal]

Oh no I do not like hearing of all this SADS going on!

 

[sharpfang]

Best Overall Tarantula - The Versicolor

I don't either Teal! Slings are being sold not given away too young/fragile.......I had only one ever die rescently as well! They need ventilation as well as humidity/warmth in young life.....Very hardy once well started....."buffer" in form of bulk to deal with our forced adaptations, humidity wise............................................Buy/trade for juveniles c.b.
only.........................................................................................Jason
I keep my reptile/spider room at 76'.......................................................

 

[Steve Calceatum]

I don't either Teal! Slings are being sold not given away too young/fragile.......I had only one ever die rescently as well! They need ventilation as well as humidity/warmth in young life.....Very hardy once well started....."buffer" in form of bulk to deal with our forced adaptations, humidity wise............................................Buy/trade for juveniles c.b.
only.........................................................................................Jason

Warmth is not necessarily a factor. I've recently heard the opposite about Avic slings thriving while being kept at temps below 80 degrees. It makes sense considering inverts can tolerate cold better than heat.

 

[Endagr8]

Dang Tommy, that sucks.

When I bought the three of those slings, one died just days later, and another died around a month later. This one finishes off that batch. 0-3

Could it be the gene pool?

 

[Redneck]

Could it be the gene pool?

That is crazy!! I remember you telling me that the one other sling had died right before we traded!! Its crazy!! I was really starting to enjoy that little fella.. I wasnt holding it but I couldnt wait till it got large enough for me to hold it every once in a while..

Ahh!! :wall: Now I gotta get me another one!! I had it named Blue Bottom.. RIP little guy/gal you will be missed!! I only say this because it does not look like its going to pull through.. I believe I got home to late to do anything to save him

 

[Teal]

It seems to be mostly versi's having the issues lately.. should we rename it SVDS?

 

[current218]

1 of my versi juvies is in an ICU atm aswell. It was acting very uncharacteristically for 2 days before, climbing around the tank walls and not eating post-molt. It molted about 3-4 weeks ago and hasn't eaten since. Yesterday i got home and it was sitting on the tank wall when it suddenly dropped and was hanging by one leg. I put it in an ICU and will check on it today when I got home from work.

I doubt he'll survive though. He looked badly out of shape. Almost but not totally unresponsive.

 

[killy]

My sincere condolences ... it's tough to lose a friend.

Please see a thread I just started about how we might all be able to support each other on this kind of thing. I've been thinking of this for a long time and your loss finally inspired me.

 

[Agent Jones]

1 of my versi juvies is in an ICU atm aswell. It was acting very uncharacteristically for 2 days before, climbing around the tank walls and not eating post-molt. It molted about 3-4 weeks ago and hasn't eaten since. Yesterday i got home and it was sitting on the tank wall when it suddenly dropped and was hanging by one leg. I put it in an ICU and will check on it today when I got home from work.

I doubt he'll survive though. He looked badly out of shape. Almost but not totally unresponsive.

This happened to an A. purpurea I had. One day I looked in on it (1" sling) and it was hanging from a vent at the top of it's cube by one leg.

 

[current218]

Well as I thought, it didn't survive. damn... still have one left though. I hope it survives to maturity.