Great Basin Ben
Arachnosquire
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2010
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- 86
It's not looking good... It has not death curled, but I suspect it is dead. I'm going to wait until tomorrow to be certain, but it's completely limp, and still totally unmoved... The shipper speculated that it may have been somewhat overfed, and as such, may have sustained some sort of internal rupture, due to rough handling during shipping... It ate two days before it arrived, and it's abdomen was HUGE...Update?
Hope it's pulling through.
That said, I certainly couldn't have helped matters by flipping a disoriented, and possibly molting spider off of its back either.... (BIG lesson learned)
I feel bad throwing in the towel before its time, so I shall wait until tomorrow to make any drastic decisions, but I think she's gone... I still want to be certain, so I shall continue to monitor her progress and smell...
The shipper offered to replace the T under his 1 week live arrival guarantee, and has been extremely wonderful, and gracious through this entire ordeal. I cannot thank all who've contributed here enough either, for all of your excellent advice, patience, and guidance, on what I believe will inevitably be my first Tarantula loss... Until tomorrow, I thank you all again, and I appreciate all of your warm wishes, and amazing support.