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My A urticans is attempting to molt today with no molting hammock. She's been wandering her container (10 gallon on it's side) for several days, refusing to go in to her perfectly nice tube web home. I found her a few minutes ago clinging to the topside of the container, after spinning only a small amount of webbing. She was hanging by 2 legs, and her carapace had 'popped the top'. Knowing that she would fall to her death (a height of at least 16 inches) once her legs made it out, I felt it was time to interfere. (I feel this is a case of 'damned if you do, damned if you don't). I put her in a moist ICU (hehe). We'll see if she makes it. I never interfere with a molt, but I'm certain that she would fall. My first A avic did the same thing, and died (probably of internal injuries) 3 days after molting and falling. My P ornata male that molted mature, and died a few days later had also not made a molting web. I'm not sure if he fell or not, there might have been other things wrong with him.
She's an old girl, so it just may be her time.
I'll give an update once I know the outcome.
She's an old girl, so it just may be her time.
I'll give an update once I know the outcome.