Versicolor sling stuck in molt?

[Meludox]

My A. versicolor sling began molting sometime in the middle of the night last night, and I woke up at noon to find her right side up in the process. It has now been 7 hours and she has not made any progress. One side of her legs is out, the other side is still in the molt and bent over her back. I unfortunately cannot get any pictures that are clear enough because there is too much webbing in the enclosure. Hopefully within a few more hours she will be out fully, I'd be devastated to lose this T.

 

[Kymura]

ohno! any progress at all ?

 

[Meludox]

Still none yet.

 

[Kymura]

oh man. Keep us updated please? I'll keep checking as I'm able

 

[Meludox]

Absolutely.

 

[micheldied]

Mist the enclosure and over the T lightly. It may help get the molt off. You definitely don't want it drying up and sticking on a vital area on the T.

 

[Meludox]

I did that yesterday, no progress. It's been over 24 hours and she is still in the molt. Should I destroy her webbing to get her out of the enclosure? I can't really reach her any other way. Is that not something that I can keep doing?

 

[Meludox]

Well, I already just got her out. I couldn't really wait anymore, it was eating me alive. I have her in an ICU and am lightly applying water over the stuck areas with a cotton swab.

 

[Enn49]

Well, I already just got her out. I couldn't really wait anymore, it was eating me alive. I have her in an ICU and am lightly applying water over the stuck areas with a cotton swab.

I hope you can help her, am keeping my fingers crossed

 

[kormath]

damn. sorry man. that sucks. Now i'm hoping my spiders won't molt as this seems to be the month of bad molts...

 

[Entity]

that sucks! keep us posted.

 

[micheldied]

Looks like everyone's having molt problems. I myself have a tiny B. albopilosum sling that has its molt stuck to its abdomen right now. I've never had molting problems before.

 

[Meludox]

This is two molt issues within two weeks of each other. Just got home to find that the sling has cast off the caught legs but the molt is still stuck to her left pedipalp.

 

[Kymura]

Abdomen free just one spot stuck now?

 

[Meludox]

Yup, the abdomen was free. She cast off the pedipalp as well. Alive, but with only half of her appendages.

 

[MassExodus]

Yup, the abdomen was free. She cast off the pedipalp as well. Alive, but with only half of her appendages.

I hope she makes it Meludox. It's still quite possible.

 

[Meludox]

I hope she makes it Meludox. It's still quite possible.

Thank you. I really hope she does too.

 

[kormath]

which legs are missing now? i'd think her chances of survival would be better if it was from both sides rather than all legs and palp on one side. Either way i'm crossing my fingers for her.

 

[Meludox]

which legs are missing now? i'd think her chances of survival would be better if it was from both sides rather than all legs and palp on one side. Either way i'm crossing my fingers for her.

All of her appendages on the left side are gone.

 

[kormath]

oh wow. cricket soup or prekilled food then fed often to hopefully get an early molt to repair the damage?