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<blockquote data-quote="Phil" data-source="post: 152292" data-attributes="member: 4151"><p>[USER=29048]@spodermin[/USER], sending positive thoughts pal. Like others have said, you can get a run of deaths for no apparent reason.. I keep a detailed spreadsheet on all my spiders, death rate runs at about 10% of all the spiders I have every owned (which runs to nearly two thiusand) this is across slings, juvies and just old age/mature males etc so this is something we all have to remember and factor in to the hobby. Its also true that in nature, many many more would not survive, hence why spiders have hundreds of babies so that one or two ultimately survive. Don't beat yourself up about it. See what the common thread is (if any) and elimanate that in future where you can. I hope the others are all ok and any you currently have concerns on pull through.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phil, post: 152292, member: 4151"] [USER=29048]@spodermin[/USER], sending positive thoughts pal. Like others have said, you can get a run of deaths for no apparent reason.. I keep a detailed spreadsheet on all my spiders, death rate runs at about 10% of all the spiders I have every owned (which runs to nearly two thiusand) this is across slings, juvies and just old age/mature males etc so this is something we all have to remember and factor in to the hobby. Its also true that in nature, many many more would not survive, hence why spiders have hundreds of babies so that one or two ultimately survive. Don't beat yourself up about it. See what the common thread is (if any) and elimanate that in future where you can. I hope the others are all ok and any you currently have concerns on pull through. [/QUOTE]
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