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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Burnsy75" data-source="post: 170259" data-attributes="member: 32250"><p>I live in Western Australia and got my first T about 9 months ago. She’s a KOTZMAN BIRDEATER/SELENOCOSMIA STIRLINGI. Well that’s whst the pet shop said she was? She’s approximately 5yrs old? There really isn’t much info on this species on the net? The problem I have is I fed my T about 2 weeks ago. I fed her 1 cricket and she nailed it so I went to get her another but the wind blew over my cricket container and they spilled out on the carpet outside my room which is outdoors. I had a problem with fleas on the carpet so about 1-2weeks before my last T feed I sprayed the carpet with a fly snd insect spray/surface spray. When I went to get the second cricket I found one on the carpet and grabbed it and put it in my T’s enclosure. I didn’t see her eat it but it’s not in enclosure anymore. I managed to find 3 more crickets on the carpet and put them back in there container but the next day I noticed they were dead or dying, one was upside down foaming at the mouth. About 2weeks after feeding my T this maybe contaminated cricket? I haven’t seen her for a week now when since I’ve had her I’ve seen her nearly every night? I’m so worried I’ve killed her. Should I dig her up and check on her or just leave her alone. I’m soo worried she’s dead. Please help me</p></blockquote><p></p>