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Some Good news and some Bad news


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12 years 5 months ago #72860 by SixGun16
So on Sunday, my B. Boehmei molted and came out at a DLS of 7.5cm. That is the good news.

The bad news is that I noticed last night that my P. Regalis lost a leg and that another one of it's legs is stiff and it looks like it is going to lose that one as well.


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12 years 5 months ago - 12 years 4 months ago #72861 by Martin Oosthuysen
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12 years 5 months ago #72864 by SixGun16
I'm not sure what happened really.

It could be a because of a fall, because I believe she is close to a molt. She should molt in the next week or so.

Should I leave her as is? With the other leg being stiff or should I do something about it?

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12 years 5 months ago - 12 years 5 months ago #72869 by Leon de Jager
Agree with Martin.
I wouldn't worry too much. I've had a few pokies lose legs, on one occasion more than 1 leg.
And they have always replaced the leg with the next molt. If I remember correctly even Shaun's pokie pulled through, and that was definitely a worst case scenario.
Just make sure there is enough humidity for the molt, and all should be as it must.
Remember, they have been doing this for quite a while before we started interfering...:)
Best of luck
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12 years 5 months ago #72870 by SixGun16
Thank you for the advice Martin & Leon.

I will leave her as is. I have checked the humidity and it is a bit higher than usual now. Just in case.

I will give updates as and when I can. We'll have to wait and see if she's okay with the next molt.

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