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Layla has died :(
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<blockquote data-quote="Gizalba" data-source="post: 220613" data-attributes="member: 31253"><p>I have had quite a few deaths recently due to old age, but losing Layla hit me hard as it was completely out of the blue. I'd had her 2 years, 3 months and grown her from a sling. So devastated.</p><p></p><p>Can anyone tell me what they think happened? Is the white stuff around her fangs a wound due to falling when trying to moult? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </p><p></p><p>A few months ago I had rehoused her (see first pic) to give her more space but she never did any new webbing to make a safe place for moulting. Since avics tend to moult high up I was scared she'd fall, so after 6 weeks of no webbing I moved her back to her old enclosure with her old webbing (3rd pic). </p><p></p><p>I am also gutted as I'd previously lost my other avic and c. versicolor slings Maisy, Ele and Nevele. I've kept them all the same with a dry enclosure and a full water dish with cross-ventilation. I know many avics die due to too much moisture and lack of ventilation, so I'm at a loss as to what I'm doing wrong? If I didn't see them come down to drink I'd occasionally put a few drops of water on the web, but Layla always seemed good at using the water dish. My only remaining T of a similar genus is my Ybyrapora diversipes Luna, who I've had a similar time as I had Layla. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]69450[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]69449[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]69452[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]69451[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]69453[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gizalba, post: 220613, member: 31253"] I have had quite a few deaths recently due to old age, but losing Layla hit me hard as it was completely out of the blue. I'd had her 2 years, 3 months and grown her from a sling. So devastated. Can anyone tell me what they think happened? Is the white stuff around her fangs a wound due to falling when trying to moult? :( A few months ago I had rehoused her (see first pic) to give her more space but she never did any new webbing to make a safe place for moulting. Since avics tend to moult high up I was scared she'd fall, so after 6 weeks of no webbing I moved her back to her old enclosure with her old webbing (3rd pic). I am also gutted as I'd previously lost my other avic and c. versicolor slings Maisy, Ele and Nevele. I've kept them all the same with a dry enclosure and a full water dish with cross-ventilation. I know many avics die due to too much moisture and lack of ventilation, so I'm at a loss as to what I'm doing wrong? If I didn't see them come down to drink I'd occasionally put a few drops of water on the web, but Layla always seemed good at using the water dish. My only remaining T of a similar genus is my Ybyrapora diversipes Luna, who I've had a similar time as I had Layla. [ATTACH type="full"]69450[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]69449[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]69452[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]69451[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]69453[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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