"True" T. blondi still has not molted..

[Redneck]

With mine, the legs went up and under....hey what does the abdomen look like??? wrinkled or smooth?? are the legs twitching at all??? Temps?? humidity?? sorry for all the questions....I want this guy to pull thru for ya!

Abdomen is smooth..
Still a little bit of a twitch.. Not much though..
Temps. are at 88 at the moment..
Humidity is 85+.. It goes up and down.. Stays above 80 though.. Right now it is so humid that there is condensation built up on the sides of its enclosure..

 

[psykoink]

Abdomen is smooth..
Still a little bit of a twitch.. Not much though..
Temps. are at 88 at the moment..
Humidity is 85+.. It goes up and down.. Stays above 80 though.. Right now it is so humid that there is condensation built up on the sides of its enclosure..

Hey man, sorry to hear about you blondi. I bought 2 of them and 1 molted just fine and the other did exactly what yours is doing just before it died. I am being hopeful for yours though. My temps and humidity were perfect too. Seems like some do good others do not. Im still searching for another one now that Paul is all sold out. If I cant find another one I may sell or trade mine. Good luck with yours though. Maybe a few of these will do well enough to get past this stage.

 

[Fran]

Hey guys,
From my blondi slings, 1 molted when robs did, and yesterday a second one molted.
I open the lidd and she was struggling to do the last push, so I helped her

I have notice 2 things on this one;
Shes slightly bigger than the first one, and she looks very female!!!

No doubts, she has such a pronounced furrow,plump, big and clean that without the magnifying glass you can tell.

Hopefully the first is a female too!!!
If I get 75% female, ill be a happy camper

 

[belljar77]

Aww, Tommy, that sucks, I hope it pulls through. I'll be sending my girl to you soon, she'll cheer you up

 

[Redneck]

Hey man, sorry to hear about you blondi. I bought 2 of them and 1 molted just fine and the other did exactly what yours is doing just before it died. I am being hopeful for yours though. My temps and humidity were perfect too. Seems like some do good others do not. Im still searching for another one now that Paul is all sold out. If I cant find another one I may sell or trade mine. Good luck with yours though. Maybe a few of these will do well enough to get past this stage.

Thanks... I have actually decided since this one didnt make it.. Maybe Theraphosa sp. are not for me..

Hey guys,
From my blondi slings, 1 molted when robs did, and yesterday a second one molted.
I open the lidd and she was struggling to do the last push, so I helped her

I have notice 2 things on this one;
Shes slightly bigger than the first one, and she looks very female!!!

No doubts, she has such a pronounced furrow,plump, big and clean that without the magnifying glass you can tell.

Hopefully the first is a female too!!!
If I get 75% female, ill be a happy camper

Fran.. Glad to hear yours are doing well..

Aww, Tommy, that sucks, I hope it pulls through. I'll be sending my girl to you soon, she'll cheer you up

That will def. cheer me up! Cant wait to have her here..


To everyone.. There has been no movement in the past few hours.. Its in a tight deathcurl.. I am going to go ahead & call it.. <edit> happens I guess..

 

[Suzjohnson]

Not good news at all. I'm so sorry.

 

[Redneck]

Not good news at all. I'm so sorry.

Thank you.. But.. I have not given up yet...



Update with pictures...

When I saw it in a tight deathcurl this morning I decided to flip it on its back & put a drop of water on it.. Im not sure how it could be dehydrated.. But I figure its worth a shot.. Right? I think it was.. No... I am still not getting my hopes up.. If it dies... It dies.. I can say I did all I could..

So.. After a hour or so... The water drop that I placed on the critters mouth was gone.. The twitch was back.. Its legs were uncurled.. The critter was still on its back.. So I added another drop of water.. Its was kicking its legs a bit like startled it.. But here is a shot of it on its back.. With the water drop.. You can see how its legs have uncurled...

So I went back in to see how it was doing.. Just to see if the water drop was gone.. Or whatever... This is what I found.. It has enough energy to flip over!

I am really shocked.. (Again.. I dont have high hopes of it surviving.. But.. Maybe there is a bit of hope.. )

Notice in these pictures.. Its legs are pretty much sticking up like the way Rob's blondi did.. Maybe there is hope for it.. IDK.. But I am trying to do what I can.. (Which is not really to much.. ) I will say this though.. If this little booger pulls through.. It will hold a special place with me.. (Just like my little P. ornata that is still holding strong.. )

(Sorry the pictures are so crappy.. I didnt want to mess with it to much..)

 

[kylestl]

One thing I have noticed is when you feed a t a lot, they longer they are in premolt. Good luck!

EDIT: Should have read the next page. Sorry to hear that man. I think it will pull through! Lets Hope

 

[robc]

Thank you.. But.. I have not given up yet...



Update with pictures...

When I saw it in a tight deathcurl this morning I decided to flip it on its back & put a drop of water on it.. Im not sure how it could be dehydrated.. But I figure its worth a shot.. Right? I think it was.. No... I am still not getting my hopes up.. If it dies... It dies.. I can say I did all I could..

So.. After a hour or so... The water drop that I placed on the critters mouth was gone.. The twitch was back.. Its legs were uncurled.. The critter was still on its back.. So I added another drop of water.. Its was kicking its legs a bit like startled it.. But here is a shot of it on its back.. With the water drop.. You can see how its legs have uncurled...

So I went back in to see how it was doing.. Just to see if the water drop was gone.. Or whatever... This is what I found.. It has enough energy to flip over!

I am really shocked.. (Again.. I dont have high hopes of it surviving.. But.. Maybe there is a bit of hope.. )

Notice in these pictures.. Its legs are pretty much sticking up like the way Rob's blondi did.. Maybe there is hope for it.. IDK.. But I am trying to do what I can.. (Which is not really to much.. ) I will say this though.. If this little booger pulls through.. It will hold a special place with me.. (Just like my little P. ornata that is still holding strong.. )

(Sorry the pictures are so crappy.. I didnt want to mess with it to much..)

Tommy, this what mine looked like exactly!! I really do believe in your care....we will be reading a great update with a molt!!! That is my thought and I am sticking with it.

I am going to post my pics in here just for reference:

 

[BigJ999]

I hope the little guy pulls through

 

[Redneck]

Thanks Y'all...

Rob... I really hope you are right..

I decided to place a little water dish in with her.. (Hopefully her!) I didnt want to touch her or nothing.. But I placed it right next to her.. As soon as I filled it.. The water must have got her attention.. Here she is sunk in the dish..

She was still drinking when I left.. So... I guess time will tell..

 

[robc]

Thanks Y'all...

Rob... I really hope you are right..

I decided to place a little water dish in with her.. (Hopefully her!) I didnt want to touch her or nothing.. But I placed it right next to her.. As soon as I filled it.. The water must have got her attention.. Here she is sunk in the dish..

She was still drinking when I left.. So... I guess time will tell..

This is a good sign, very good sign....she must have got dehydrated, but i have no idea how...I know you keep her perfect! Is there a possibility she had a weird injury and lost fluid??? Either way I really think she is going to make it....Hey, what is her name...she is speacial and now needs a name!!!

 

[Redneck]

This is a good sign, very good sign....she must have got dehydrated, but i have no idea how...I know you keep her perfect! Is there a possibility she had a weird injury and lost fluid??? Either way I really think she is going to make it....Hey, what is her name...she is speacial and now needs a name!!!

Her name is Cookie.. She aint drinking no more.. Just sitting by the dish.. Kind of wondered around a bit.. But not far from the dish..

And for an injury... I have not seen one.. I dont know though.. I have never seen and fluid leakage or nothing...

 

[robc]

Her name is Cookie.. She aint drinking no more.. Just sitting by the dish.. Kind of wondered around a bit.. But not far from the dish..

And for an injury... I have not seen one.. I dont know though.. I have never seen and fluid leakage or nothing...

She is a fighter for sure!!!:clap::clap:

 

[MichiganReptiles]

Good news, Tommy! I hope Cookie pulls through.. please keep us updated!

 

[belljar77]

Man, they're cute as wee ones, then the "Goliath" thing happens...

 

[possumburg]

I got my fingers crossed for you Tommy!

 

[Scorpionking20]

Tell it that it'll be in trouble if it doesn't pull through! Best of luck to you Tommy.

 

[Redneck]

Thank you all for the kind words.. I guess right now its all on her.. If she is just strong enough to pull through..

 

[robc]

Tell it that it'll be in trouble if it doesn't pull through! Best of luck to you Tommy.

I agree!!!!!