I don’t think my new sling is okay.. help?

[deathlily_93]

I picked up this P. Cambridgei from an expo today. I was just preparing to rehouse when I came back to see this is it what I think it is? I’m still fairly new, poor guy was running around and looked fine the first few hours.
Thanks guys…

 

[deathlily_93]

He’s passed… so I guess my question is what could have happened? He declined so fast. I don’t want to fail a little pal like that again.

 

[DustyD]

Sorry for your loss. I don't think we have enough info to make a determination if one can be done. Can you post some pictures of what it came in? Could be lots of things. Changes can be stressful on a tarantula, particularly young ones.

 

[deathlily_93]

He came in this little deli cup. I hadn’t even opened it but one side is moistened and he was hanging out on the lid most of the way home. Made sure to keep temps in the car steady as it is pretty chilly out. Set him next to my fish tank and stepped away for maybe an hour when I got home and when I returned to look him over he was like this. None of my other Ts are having any issue. I removed his body to get a closer look for any injuries and found nothing. I’m stumped. Thank you for your help I know I likely won’t know what exactly happened, I just am shocked at how quickly he dropped

 

[rapidfire]

What position was the sling in when you found it?

 

[deathlily_93]

Same position as the video, but death curled

 

[Enn49]

personally I'd leave it alone for a day or 2, it maybe just in a stress curl rather than a death curl.