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Hello. Last night when I was checking my T's I found one of my little 1.5" A. Purpureas at the bottom of its cage in a corner on its back. I figured it was molting and left it alone. As it was in the same position this morning - I checked and sure enough it was not alive.
Now the thing is a few weeks back I noticed the cages seemed dry... I have peat moss on the bottom third. (they are long rectangles) and just spraying doesn't keep it moist I have to flood cages every once in a while.
this has not been a problem in the past but this time I think I put too much water in. I even had to pour some excess out of one cage (different spider)
all the peat is totaly soaked. All the others have recently molted - but most did so in their webbing.
so the question is - was the peat too wet for the spider to actually lay on? Is this possible?
Just in case I added a dry layer on top on the other cages. Though the spiders in them seem to be perfectly fine.
- Sharon
Now the thing is a few weeks back I noticed the cages seemed dry... I have peat moss on the bottom third. (they are long rectangles) and just spraying doesn't keep it moist I have to flood cages every once in a while.
this has not been a problem in the past but this time I think I put too much water in. I even had to pour some excess out of one cage (different spider)
all the peat is totaly soaked. All the others have recently molted - but most did so in their webbing.
so the question is - was the peat too wet for the spider to actually lay on? Is this possible?
Just in case I added a dry layer on top on the other cages. Though the spiders in them seem to be perfectly fine.
- Sharon