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My female 5" A. genic has had DKS like symptoms for 3-4 months. She hasn't eating anything since, probably due to coordination issues. She's got a larger rump, so she can go a while without food. About 3-4 weeks ago I found her upside down in her water dish. She is no where near a molt. A few days later I found her with her butt completely submerged in her water dish. After removing her, she had the death curl going on but was a little responsive to stimulation (tapping the tank or brushing a leg). I searched for symptoms/illnesses etc across multiple sites and I'm not actually sure what's happening. My best guess, being a complete amateur at diagnosing anything, is that she has nematodes. I found posts suggesting a salt dip, peroxide on the mouth parts, and/or a saline rinse. I did the dip about 3 weeks ago in a light salt/water solution. Haven't done it again since. I applied peroxide about every other day with a saline rinse right after to clean things out. That got a lot of white gunk out from between her chelicera. The first few times the peroxide really fizzed, but now it doesn't really do anything. So I've slowed that down. Currently, I'm doing a saline rinse with contact solution once a day. I also drop water onto her mouth a couple times a day. She's being kept on her back on dry paper towels in a larger container. She's been getting a little more responsive (it seems to me anyways) as time goes, but she does not flip over. I'm sure I'm doing a lot wrong here, so if anyone has any suggestions or wants to scold me for what I'm doing please do so. I'd really hate to lose her, but if euthanizing her is the best option I will do that. She's quite a long ways from a molt. Any help would be appreciated.