T.blondi Problem need advice fast

8 leg wonder

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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
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Jordan
 

jbrd

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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

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

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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

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can you take your to someone that can watch??
 

8 leg wonder

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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

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

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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

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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
 

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8 leg wonder said:
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.
 

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8 leg wonder said:
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.
 

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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
 

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there is a good chance that new exo was not damaged. thats about all i can input on this topic except that i hope everything works out for your T.
 

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I've heard of Ts damaging their abdomens when they kicked hairs, tearing themselves with their claws. Perhaps this could be what happened to yours? :?
 

8 leg wonder

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Lorgakor said:
I've heard of Ts damaging their abdomens when they kicked hairs, tearing themselves with their claws. Perhaps this could be what happened to yours? :?
Its been in its burrow for about 2 weeks with no distubances so I have no clue
 

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Lorgakor said:
I've heard of Ts damaging their abdomens when they kicked hairs, tearing themselves with their claws. Perhaps this could be what happened to yours? :?

That's a problem that tends to happen when they're disturbed too soon after a molt, kick hairs and are still soft.

If it's not leaking fluid now, I would just leave it be.

Please make sure you don't cause this type of injury 8 Legged, trying to make sure your blondi is okay after it's impending molt, that would be very crappy indeed.

Best of luck!
 

8 leg wonder

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Please make sure you don't cause this type of injury 8 Legged, trying to make sure your blondi is okay after it's impending molt, that would be very crappy indeed.

Best of luck![/QUOTE]


Thats the plan, dark quit place. I'll only be checking to make sure shes not dead
 
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