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I hear ya, Joe...I hope she proves us wrong to.....
P. miranda....bad molt
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Definitely a good job on giving her a chance. That just looks like really bad luck on where she got stuck. Good luck...
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Thanx HB....I couldnt leave her like that, i had to help her the best i could, so she has a fighting chance...wish there was more i could do!
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Man, that sucks!
Back when my ornata got stuck in his molt, I had to help him out. His fangs were about like your girls are. But didnt stick as far out as hers. Before they hardened up, I gently bent them back to where they were supposed to be. After a couple weeks, he took a prekilled dubia, then a couple days later, he got his first cricket.
Best of luck!
Back when my ornata got stuck in his molt, I had to help him out. His fangs were about like your girls are. But didnt stick as far out as hers. Before they hardened up, I gently bent them back to where they were supposed to be. After a couple weeks, he took a prekilled dubia, then a couple days later, he got his first cricket.
Best of luck!
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Two weeks ago? Was she shipped? Whomever sold/gave/whatever to you should have been a little more careful. It's a darn shame you've had to deal with this, but as said, you did a good job of getting the remaining parts off.
It is pretty easy to disturb the molting process to cause wet molts, particularly with arboreal species. If you get her to feed, just take it slow, there is no need to rush growth as the machinery needs to reset. Hydration might be an issue though.
As long as the pore in the fangs is functional, you may be successful in keeping her alive to the next molt. I have heard of people feeding cricket or roach slurry to tarantulas with two broken off fangs. It's not impossible, just very tough.
Good luck.
It is pretty easy to disturb the molting process to cause wet molts, particularly with arboreal species. If you get her to feed, just take it slow, there is no need to rush growth as the machinery needs to reset. Hydration might be an issue though.
As long as the pore in the fangs is functional, you may be successful in keeping her alive to the next molt. I have heard of people feeding cricket or roach slurry to tarantulas with two broken off fangs. It's not impossible, just very tough.
Good luck.
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She is un responsive to the touch...i think she 99% gone, i will check on her again in the morn, and go from there......
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Thanx, Penny!...she still is remarkably beautiful, but also frozen 
....she didnt make it...big time bummer, but i did what i could,...i have no idea how her previous conditions were...i can only assume she was well taken care of.
....she didnt make it...big time bummer, but i did what i could,...i have no idea how her previous conditions were...i can only assume she was well taken care of.
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Yes, you actually did. I'm sorry for your loss.
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Im sorry for your loss. She was very pretty.