I'm really sorry about your sling HetroScuderia .I've had the exact same incident with my B.smithi juvie a while ago ,at first I thought it was dead and tried moving it but then realized it was still moving so I made and ICU ,gently placed the T in on its side,and blocked a few air holes so humidity would build up and in a few hours time it completed its molt successfully.

Just hope your sling pulls through !

That is hectic to say the less.

hope it pulls through, if it does it will be a awesome story of survival.

I am sorry to be a arss but I don't think that keeping him alive is the best thing. You have a 50/50 chance of it going the way you want to, rather go with what mother nature intended.
As much as I'd like to see him rise from the ashes I don't think what you're doing is fair to the T.

HeteroScuderia wrote: I really hope I can win this one,

it would make a lot of beginners feel better should one of their T's lose a leg.

Id like to add a story if you don't mind from a H.incei male I received for free from a really good samaritan. I have received in fact 3 males from this good samaritan. The one H.incei male is missing L1 and L4. He has been known around the house as the little engine (more about the name soon)

The first male was really scared to mate with the Huge H.incei female - 4 attempts and she turned him into lunch.
The second male is a bit bigger than male number 1 and has all 8 legs " still chicken"
The third male (missing 2 legs on the same side L1 and L4 and which is smaller compared to the above two males) have shown me remarkable perseverance and determination. He is unable to lift her up. Missing L1 he has no way to hook both her fangs but what he lacks in power, he makes up in the willingness to mate.

He hooks one of her fangs and crouches down like a contortion artist till he is below her and tries to mate her only 3mm away from her fangs. Everyone in our house has a new fond love for this male. He decided to live and to never give up. Who knows the P.fasciata will make it through if even spoon feeding needs to be a technique to feed him, a few molts away and it will indeed be a story of determination of the owner and P.fasciata.

And yes Noobs, newbies or Amateurs to this hobby will find peace of mind knowing that it can be done, if the owner and Tarantula has a will power to carry on.

HeteroScuderia wrote: ... Believe it or not, this poor T is still alive and kicking... well wiggling. It can still make use of it's fangs even though they are a bit skew, so I am going to try my hardest to keep this little fella alive. I am going to make cricket/roach soup and feed him while upside down by dripping the soup onto his mouth parts. The hope is that I can keep him so well fed that it will be able to molt again pretty soon so it's legs start to grow back.

I just hope I can get this right before Winter...

Forgive me, but...

In-freaking-credible!

You have your job cut out for you, I would guess. I might suggest feeding it once or twice a week by merely cutting open the body of a freshly killed prey and gently laying the baby on it so it can still suck up the fluids. That might be a lot easier than trying to blenderize a cricket or a roach.

Tarantulas that have received massive injuries often molt prematurely in an effort to regenerate missing limbs or heal faster. As soon as it molts again it'll have 8 little legs that (I hope) will be large enough to help it move around. Once that happens it'll be pretty much able to fend for itself.

I feel so sorry for the little fighter! Best of luck to you both!

BTW, take lots of good photos. This has got to be a story for TKG4!

It is going to be interesting to see how long its legs grow every time it molts.
I'm sure this is going to be your favorite T once it has fully recovered.
Ok I have to admit that I had a little giggle at the photo, It looks weird. But in my heart I have hope for this T.

Keep us updated

Grow big and strong Stumpy!