In Memorium, "Phobia"

[Spidermumma]

Hi my name is Elaine i own 8 tarantulas. I recently lost one of my first tarantulas, Phobia my 3year old red leg. This is in her memory.

 

[Séa]

my deepest condolences for your loss.

 

[Spidermumma]

my deepest condolences for your loss.

Thank you so much I'm absolutely heart broken. I feel like no one understands how I could love a tarantula so much.

 

[Séa]

Thank you so much I'm absolutely heart broken. I feel like no one understands how I could love a tarantula so much.

You're welcome, what was the cause of death btw?

 

[Spidermumma]

You're welcome, what was the cause of death btw?

I honestly don't know. She had just molted the week before successfully and seemed fine. She was moving around in the morning and I found her dead in the evening there was no obvious reason I could see. It was so unexpected, not knowing why is making it harder to deal with.
I'm constantly checking on my others, I'm constantly trying to figure out what I may have done wrong.

 

[Séa]

I honestly don't know. She had just molted the week before successfully and seemed fine. She was moving around in the morning and I found her dead in the evening there was no obvious reason I could see. It was so unexpected, not knowing why is making it harder to deal with.
I'm constantly checking on my others, I'm constantly trying to figure out what I may have done wrong.

Are you sure it's a female and not a male? did you raise it from sling?

 

[Spidermumma]

I had her since she was tiny. I was told she looked female but I'm not 100%.
She was 3 years old. Would that be average if she was male.

 

[thecreaturesnest]

It doesn’t sound like you did anything wrong. Sometimes things happen during molts. They often are not things you can see and it being a week after molt it seems like that may have been what happened. My condolences and welcome.

 

[Spidermumma]

It doesn’t sound like you did anything wrong. Sometimes things happen during molts. They often are not things you can see and it being a week after molt it seems like that may have been what happened. My condolences and welcome.

Thank you so much for talking with me. I really appreciate it and I feel a lot better now.

 

[Oursapoil]

I had her since she was tiny. I was told she looked female but I'm not 100%.
She was 3 years old. Would that be average if she was male.

Did it have pedipalps looking like boxing gloves? I am very sorry for your loss, regardless of how many one might have it is still painful to loose something you cared for and saw growing from baby.

 

[octanejunkie]

First I'd like to welcome to our group, @Spidermumma, in this thread was your first post to our group.

Secondly, sorry for the loss.

Thirdly. Did you want this string of posts moved to introductions, so you can properly dialogue about your experience?

Lastly, if you do have a mod, like @Enn49 move your pic post, and the comments thereafter, you can post a "better" pic of your beloved Phobia (fear) here as this is a contest thread.

Welcome, again, and again, my condolences.