CreepinItReal
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My pterinopelma sazimai has broken a leg. I was feeding it a cricket tonight. She was half leaned up on the wall of her enclosure. I had the cricket in the tongs and was lowering it down to her (this was my first time feeding her like this - I usually drop the cricket in the enclosure and let her do her thing but I decided to do it how I've seen some people feed their Ts by basically handing them the cricket in the tongs. Probably a noob mistake on my part...). She lunged for it and it made me jump so she didn't get the cricket. But in the process I believe she broke her leg. She slowly walked into her hide after it happened and I noticed one of her front legs was twitching and appeared limp. She's in her hide now and I see blood (?). I feel absolutely dreadful. The picture I've attached shows blood on her leg and blood that's dripped on the ground. I also attached a video of when it happened. I dunno if videos work on here but guess we'll find out.
Should I do anything? I don't want to stress her out further. She's in her hide and if I attempted any help I'd have to make her leave her hide and I doubt she wants to do that. Do you think she'll die or be okay or it'll grow back when she molts? I know sometimes they bite off a broken leg. She's still small. Not matured yet. Does that mean she has a better chance of it growing back? Assuming this doesn't kill her. Sigh. I'm so worried.
Should I do anything? I don't want to stress her out further. She's in her hide and if I attempted any help I'd have to make her leave her hide and I doubt she wants to do that. Do you think she'll die or be okay or it'll grow back when she molts? I know sometimes they bite off a broken leg. She's still small. Not matured yet. Does that mean she has a better chance of it growing back? Assuming this doesn't kill her. Sigh. I'm so worried.
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