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<blockquote data-quote="Fuzzball79" data-source="post: 48974" data-attributes="member: 3190"><p>Oh no, not good. Are any of your other slings showing any symptoms? Would it maybe help to do a deep clean of all of the tubs just in case? </p><p></p><p>P.S.: I think I'm losing my P. Met sling <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />. I thought he (or she) was in a long premoult, cos he'd been hiding a lot. Today I saw him squashed against the side of his tub with a very shrunk looking abdomen. He didn't seem to be able to move a couple of his legs properly (stiffness). He's not eaten for weeks, but had access to fresh water. Nothing changed in husbandry (around 78 F, dry substrate, drinking bowl and a slight misting every 1-2 weeks), but looking back I've noticed he had only eaten once since his last moult and stopped being active and started hiding more, which at first I thought to be normal for this species. I've put him in ICU for now (a first for me) and see how he goes. I wonder whether he had a bad moult the last time and I just didn't notice because he looked intact <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> (feel like I failed him).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fuzzball79, post: 48974, member: 3190"] Oh no, not good. Are any of your other slings showing any symptoms? Would it maybe help to do a deep clean of all of the tubs just in case? P.S.: I think I'm losing my P. Met sling :(. I thought he (or she) was in a long premoult, cos he'd been hiding a lot. Today I saw him squashed against the side of his tub with a very shrunk looking abdomen. He didn't seem to be able to move a couple of his legs properly (stiffness). He's not eaten for weeks, but had access to fresh water. Nothing changed in husbandry (around 78 F, dry substrate, drinking bowl and a slight misting every 1-2 weeks), but looking back I've noticed he had only eaten once since his last moult and stopped being active and started hiding more, which at first I thought to be normal for this species. I've put him in ICU for now (a first for me) and see how he goes. I wonder whether he had a bad moult the last time and I just didn't notice because he looked intact :( (feel like I failed him). [/QUOTE]
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