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Message: <blockquote data-quote="micheldied" data-source="post: 62266" data-attributes="member: 4088">Several things; is the molt still stuck to it? What exactly is the condition of the sling; is it on its legs, but unable to move just the legs properly, or is it completely immobile (no movement, not even in the chelicerae)?A sling with damaged legs will usually drop its own legs if they're a real burden, though sometimes they don't. I wouldn't pull them off, it's unnecessary and won't fix anything.What you can do for now is make liquid out of its prey (crickets, mealworms, whatever, just turn it into soup) and use a dropper to drop some on the T's mouth, or try to get a small dish of it or something under the T for it to consume. Do the same with water. Keep the enclosure moist. If it does eat, then there's definitely a big chance it survives. You'll want to powerfeed it to molt.</blockquote>