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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PamCz" data-source="post: 44723" data-attributes="member: 3784">OMG...I'm so sorry!!  That partial leg should come off...it'll keep leaking from that point, and the spider could bleed to death.  It has no ability to stop leaking hemolymph from that point.Info from the Tarantula Keeper's Guide:The T has the ability to stop the bleeding if the leg is lost at the joint between the coxa and trochanter.  That joint seals itself to form an empty socket near the T's body.  If enough force is applied on the femur, this coxa-trochanter joint (the weakest joint of them all) is the place that will tear first...and the T will remove the leg itself if it can.  Since it's missing so many legs, it may not be able to remove the leg, tho, even if it wants to. Glad it didn't lose it's chelicerae or fangs!  Even if it can't move well, it should be able to survive with your help feeding it, and will molt out of it.  GOOD LUCK!!  Keeping my fingers and toes crossed for you!  (Remember:  doing nothing would've been sure death...at least you gave it a fighting chance!!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />)</blockquote>