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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rheginn" data-source="post: 171900" data-attributes="member: 32469">I'm a newer owner, I got a Mexican Red Knee sling in early February. It's molted 3 times while I've had it but I think this last one may have caused issues. After letting it rest for a couple days I attempted to feed it. I started off with crickets but with Corvid I've been mealworms for the past few weeks. But it didn't want to eat so I took the worm back and let it alone for another 2 days.Yesterday I noticed its legs trembling, it was very lethargic so I thought it had been dehydrated somehow and made sure that the substrate was extra saturated. I've heard mixed things about making an ICU since water=good but stress=bad so I tried to make its regular enclosure a similar environment. The end result was that after 8 or so hours it was much more responsive but couldn't seem to walk well. So I let it be overnight.Today I found it not curled up but its legs were huddled close to its body and it is very lethargic again. In order to test its responsiveness I've been giving it small nudges, this time it raised its legs haphazardly, not in an attack pose but almost like it was drunk and trying to walk.I'm not entirely sure what could be wrong since:It has been kept in a more moist environmentThere doesn't seem to be any damage to the carapaceIt seemed to be fine directly after the molt Any insight as to what has caused this and/or how I can help fix it would be much appreciated.</blockquote>

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