Sorry for u'r loss i'm very lucky i cot 3 slings from mammon about a month ago all doing super fine my b.smithi molted last wek so proud i keep my entire room at room temp the whole day with heater about 2-3m from the t's terraruims they are all doing just fine coz its damn cold in lichtenburg this year once again sorry for u'r loss i'm sure he other slings will do just fine

man that sucks big time. sorry to hear about the loss.

Marula wrote:

I lost my 7 cm P. striata female this weekend. She got stuck in a moult. First time I'm losing a T' like this. It's an experience I certainly could do without

Unlucky! sorry to hear that Marula! not a nice feeling loosing one of the more harder to find pokies... My hart broke when I lost my tigrinawesseli.

SpoQ wrote:
Not a nice feeling loosing one of the more harder to find pokies... My hart broke when I lost my tigrinawesseli.[/quote]

... and I can't shake off the feeling of guilt that I might have done something wrong! :dry:

When my Spiders look iffy, I actually place a Temp/Hygrometer inside their tank, they probably don't like it, but it lets me check the temp and humidity constantly. If you work away from home all day, you can get on of those digital ones that tell you the highest and lowest temps in your tank in any 24hr period, and also the highest and lowest humidity in any 24hr period.

My Questions:

Are they near and external wall that gets heated by afternoon sun? So they might look fine when you check on them, but for a few hours when you not looking, they are cooking?
Do they have clean water dishes? Or do you spray water into the tank? I suggest a shallow water dish with a rock in the middle as per the T keepers guide.
Are your crickets healthy and in a clean environment? I have this paranoia about the strong ammonia smell that develops in a cricket tub, and worry that it may poison the crickets, and then your T.

This is very sad, I would even suggest putting all your t's in ICU containers for up to 2 weeks or so, no food, just water and good humidity, in a darkish place thats around 21deg as you already do.

I wish they could speak or at least let us know whats wrong with them, like drawing little pictures with silk or something, it's so sad that they just die...

HS

HeteroScuderia wrote:

My Questions:

Are they near and external wall that gets heated by afternoon sun? So they might look fine when you check on them, but for a few hours when you not looking, they are cooking?
Do they have clean water dishes? Or do you spray water into the tank? I suggest a shallow water dish with a rock in the middle as per the T keepers guide.
Are your crickets healthy and in a clean environment? I have this paranoia about the strong ammonia smell that develops in a cricket tub, and worry that it may poison the crickets, and then your T.

HS

They are never in the sun I made sure the sun never goes on them.
These of 6cm all have clean shallow dishes.
My crickets are all healthy I never feed a cricket that doesnt look right.