Help question

[sierraR]

my rosie had her first molt since I bought her,she molted at night with no crickets in her habitat but her back leg broke off in a nasty twisted way below a joint. it looks painful but she walks ok,it has a bit of substrate stuck to the end as well. should I attempt to clean it? will it eventually grow back? and could it be hurting her> Her abdomen is much smaller than befor her molt. should i be concerned?
thank you in advance for any help
SierraR

 

[Nada]

if she moulted less than a week ago just leave her alone. She may remove the leg herself if it hinders her. It will grow back in a few moults.

 

[Richard Ray]

no need to worry just leave it alone if she will take care of it when she is ready, one of our Rosie's was missing a whole leg and another one looked half dead. when she molted she regenerated the missing leg and the half dead looking leg. I had the same questions after we got her. now she is fine.

 

[Scoolman]

Make sure she has access to water to drink. And you can feed her again in a couple weeks, after her fangs are solid black again. The thinner abdomen is normal after a molt.

 

[sierraR]

ah ok, thanks everyone! she ate quite ravenously the other day and has been much more active since her molt.
Thanks again everyone!

 

[DalilahBlue]

Keep us updated Sierra. Let us know if you have any more questions or worries. Glad to hear she seems to be doing ok.

 

[sierraR]

Thank you so much, I def. will!
Shes really doing smashing,and is eating well.

 

[DalilahBlue]

This is good. Rosie's can be a bit psycho. Don't be afraid if she suddenly stops eating. The little nutters do this for no apparent reason, and can go months with out eating. My Sonja hasn't eaten since mid December, though since she seems to be getting a little grumpy, she might be thinking about a molt as she has recently created a webbing mat in her enclosure.

Just make sure she has plenty of water and she will do wonderfully!