T.blondi Problem need advice fast

[8 leg wonder]

My 6.5" blondi has what looks to be a 1.25" tear in its opisthosoma that sealed itself up, the problem is that she is in premolt. How she got the tear is beyond me, she hasn't left her burrow in 2 weeks. I'm wondering if any one has had something happen? I'm afraid that a new exoskeleton won't form properly where the tear is and that she will bleed out during the molt. Any help or advise would be great
Thanks
Jordan

[jbrd]

ever heard of liquid banaid-aid ? if you are there when she molts and she starts bleeding you could apply this, try to get the kind with the brush, it would be easier to apply.
i hope this helps and good luck with your up-coming molt.

[8 leg wonder]

Problem is that I have a job and will probably not be home durring the molt

[jbrd]

any way someone could be there?

[8 leg wonder]

nope all my roommates sleep all day and work at night

[ghost_tomb]

well t's do grow back legs with molts, so it "may" repair the damage, i guess it all depends on how old the injury is.

[jbrd]

can you take your to someone that can watch??

[8 leg wonder]

the injury has happened within the last week or 2 and the T will be molting any day now. The Ts opisthosoma is already very black, so the new exoskeleton is/has already formed

[jbrd]

well hopefully someone else will be able to give you better advice than I, good luck!

[becca81]

Can you be more specific about this tear? Do you have a picture?

Has it bled? Usually Ts do not "tear." They may get a puncture hole or the like, but actually "tearing" seems a little strange.

[8 leg wonder]

Don't have a digi cam. It looks like the opisthosoma just spilt, I just saw the T for the first time in 2 weeks today so I don't know when it happened. the wound is sealed, but I'm afraid the T won't make it through her impending molt

[becca81]

Don't have a digi cam. It looks like the opisthosoma just spilt, I just saw the T for the first time in 2 weeks today so I don't know when it happened. the wound is sealed, but I'm afraid the T won't make it through her impending molt

Did you see anything hanging out (internal organs) or any blood?

I've seen a split abdomen - and it usually results in death if not attended to very quickly.

[8 leg wonder]

nothing hanging out, just what appears to be dried hemolymph

[Apocalypstick]

the injury has happened within the last week or 2 and the T will be molting any day now. The Ts opisthosoma is already very black, so the new exoskeleton is/has already formed

Then you are probably worrying about nothing if there has been no additional draining afer a week or two... the new exoskeleton would have probably sealed itself and the old injury drainage would be too degraded to stick to the new skin.

[8 leg wonder]

LIke I said I don't know when it happened, it could have been yesturday or a couple of weeks ago for all I know. the damage was done to the T while it was in premolt and I don't think that the T has had enough time to heal to be able to molt successfully