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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Phil" data-source="post: 175187" data-attributes="member: 4151">That abdomen is really large and if ruptured I would expect to be 'deflated' looking. Unless there are sharp objects in the enclosure, chances are the coco fibre would have cushioned the fall anyway.With the size of that butt, likely going to go in premoult which could explain lethargy?If you do find a rupture, the best way to deal with it in my experience is to dust the wound with cornflour. Super glue is often mentioned but I find that an extreme measure and I have even had spiders go to flick off superglues and end up with a leg stuck to their abdomen as a result. Cornflour is as effective as stemming and fluids and nowhere near as extreme as super glue. Some reptile shops have even tried to glue a leg back on...idiots not even realising that it is a hydraulic pumping action that makes legs move and they have blocked the flow of the fluid to the leg. Shocking! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>