darlingi
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My first breeding attempt (P irminia) resulted in a tiny sac of ~15-20 slings. That was around 7 months ago. Today I lost another sling of said sac due to a failed molt (I think), which makes it 6 losses total. It makes me wonder if there’s a thing such as an „unfit“ sac. I’ve had them die in enclosures were I suspected I may have kept them too moist, but also, like in this case, where I have kept them on the dry side.
The sub is dry in the pic, but I had watered part of it a week ago. Because of the recent losses (indicating I might have to keep them drier), I don’t keep slings of this size with water dishes and wet the substrate + webbing instead.
Also; yes it’s definitely dead. I took a look under the microscope and saw mites crawling around. To me it looks like the carapace has been popped, but no further progress has ever been made.
This is how I found her; laying on her side not moving. Maybe she wasn’t even molting and died in a strange position for other reasons (impaction)?
The sub is dry in the pic, but I had watered part of it a week ago. Because of the recent losses (indicating I might have to keep them drier), I don’t keep slings of this size with water dishes and wet the substrate + webbing instead.
Also; yes it’s definitely dead. I took a look under the microscope and saw mites crawling around. To me it looks like the carapace has been popped, but no further progress has ever been made.
This is how I found her; laying on her side not moving. Maybe she wasn’t even molting and died in a strange position for other reasons (impaction)?
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