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Hi all,
Might remember my thread from a few days ago...
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=36811
I was wondering if anyone has any idea what may have caused the death of this little pulchra. To summarise I got it on Wednesday morning last week and the heat pack it was supplied with obviously ran out. When I got it it was on its back in a death curl but came round after being left at room temp. I asked on another forumand was told not to bring it's temperature up too quickly and so after an hour or so I put its tub on a 7watt heat mat which was under a cloth.
The wee mite came round quite well but always seemed a bit clumsy. On Thursday it didn't do much until night time when I noticed a downward spiral in its condition. It was very sluggish and seemed unable to coordinate its movements properly. I left it in a warm ICU over night and when I woke up it was on its back so I assumed it was moulting. However on Saturday morning it was still on its back and so I assumed it had died... I was wondering if anyone could shed any light on what may have went wrong though I have an idea that it suffered badly from the cold given the state it was in when I got it.
Wednesday
Thursday night
Here are a few pictures taken on the Friday night
Cricket is headless by the way
Might remember my thread from a few days ago...
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=36811
I was wondering if anyone has any idea what may have caused the death of this little pulchra. To summarise I got it on Wednesday morning last week and the heat pack it was supplied with obviously ran out. When I got it it was on its back in a death curl but came round after being left at room temp. I asked on another forumand was told not to bring it's temperature up too quickly and so after an hour or so I put its tub on a 7watt heat mat which was under a cloth.
The wee mite came round quite well but always seemed a bit clumsy. On Thursday it didn't do much until night time when I noticed a downward spiral in its condition. It was very sluggish and seemed unable to coordinate its movements properly. I left it in a warm ICU over night and when I woke up it was on its back so I assumed it was moulting. However on Saturday morning it was still on its back and so I assumed it had died... I was wondering if anyone could shed any light on what may have went wrong though I have an idea that it suffered badly from the cold given the state it was in when I got it.
Wednesday
Thursday night
Here are a few pictures taken on the Friday night
Cricket is headless by the way