ArizonaT
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Hello! I apologize if this has been discussed before- I searched for similar discussions all over the internet, but couldn't find a satisfying answer.
My rosehair is about 3 years old and has only ever molted once before, although I've fed her regularly.
I'd fed her about a month and a half ago, and after eating quite a few crickets she burrowed in her cave by patching up the entrance with dirt. I removed the remaining crickets immediately, put water in her bowl, and let her be for a couple of weeks.
About two days ago she dug out the side of the cave, about 1/2 from the glass of her terrarium, and sat for a couple hours. I thought that was strange so I checked on her every few hours. Almost every time I checked she was in a totally different spot.
At one point, her legs began to look a little curled, so I wet half of her cage floor. She went to the wet side almost immediately and hung out for a while. I left for a day, came back today and she was hanging out on top of the hole she'd dug in between her cave and the wall.
I checked again about 4 hours ago and she was laying sideways, a little curled up, half way in the hole. There is a very small sling on the hole, as well. I haven't touched her at all since she's been on her side.
I then searched the internet to make sure she wasn't dying and read T's can't drink water from sponges (which she's had in her water dish for about 2 months now). I'm really worried that I've dehydrated her as it's been in the 100's where I live, although her cage stays a bit cooler and she's lived through this before. But maybe she couldn't get to her water and died in pre-molt? I don't know. Please, if anyone has any insight, I would really appreciate it.
My rosehair is about 3 years old and has only ever molted once before, although I've fed her regularly.
I'd fed her about a month and a half ago, and after eating quite a few crickets she burrowed in her cave by patching up the entrance with dirt. I removed the remaining crickets immediately, put water in her bowl, and let her be for a couple of weeks.
About two days ago she dug out the side of the cave, about 1/2 from the glass of her terrarium, and sat for a couple hours. I thought that was strange so I checked on her every few hours. Almost every time I checked she was in a totally different spot.
At one point, her legs began to look a little curled, so I wet half of her cage floor. She went to the wet side almost immediately and hung out for a while. I left for a day, came back today and she was hanging out on top of the hole she'd dug in between her cave and the wall.
I checked again about 4 hours ago and she was laying sideways, a little curled up, half way in the hole. There is a very small sling on the hole, as well. I haven't touched her at all since she's been on her side.
I then searched the internet to make sure she wasn't dying and read T's can't drink water from sponges (which she's had in her water dish for about 2 months now). I'm really worried that I've dehydrated her as it's been in the 100's where I live, although her cage stays a bit cooler and she's lived through this before. But maybe she couldn't get to her water and died in pre-molt? I don't know. Please, if anyone has any insight, I would really appreciate it.