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<blockquote data-quote="WolfSpider" data-source="post: 119784" data-attributes="member: 24627"><p>I hope your T pulls through. GBBs are fairly hearty. I wish yours well. Obviously, we don't know why some tarantulas struggle and some do not.....we have a lot to learn. I agree with [USER=3458]@Enn49[/USER]. An ICU is probably not a good idea for a GBB. I think the ICU idea was to provide moisture to a T, like yours, that had trouble molting. There is some sporadic science that says that Ts have an easier molt when they are hydrated. Dessication can be a death knell for a vulnerable T that can't eat. However, I think the prevailing wisdom today is to keep the enclosure hydrated and leave them alone (unless they get stuck in a molt). I'd be curious to hear what [USER=4199]@kormath[/USER] has to say about this (wiser than I am).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WolfSpider, post: 119784, member: 24627"] I hope your T pulls through. GBBs are fairly hearty. I wish yours well. Obviously, we don't know why some tarantulas struggle and some do not.....we have a lot to learn. I agree with [USER=3458]@Enn49[/USER]. An ICU is probably not a good idea for a GBB. I think the ICU idea was to provide moisture to a T, like yours, that had trouble molting. There is some sporadic science that says that Ts have an easier molt when they are hydrated. Dessication can be a death knell for a vulnerable T that can't eat. However, I think the prevailing wisdom today is to keep the enclosure hydrated and leave them alone (unless they get stuck in a molt). I'd be curious to hear what [USER=4199]@kormath[/USER] has to say about this (wiser than I am). [/QUOTE]
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