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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mygalomorphic" data-source="post: 197612" data-attributes="member: 37369">Oh that is the worst, I'm sorry that happened.Tarantulas are sort of like water balloons with legs and when they fall their abdomens tend to rupture. If you don't see any hemolymph leaking anywhere and the abdomen isn't obviously injured you're probably ok, especially given it was 3 days ago and he is eating and behaving normally. I would just let him rest for a while and leave him alone. Just make sure he has access to water and maybe don't feed him for another few weeks. Now you know what you can do differently for the next rehouse and it will go much smoother.</blockquote>