Like some of you guys know by now, my P. Fasciata had a
really bad molt yesterday. It lost 5 legs in the process and one more is stuck in the old molt (from just after the second joint). It now only has 2 good back legs on the left side. The leg that is stuck is the back right leg. Both pedipalps came out perfectly.
I did consider a mercy killing, but spinnerkop convinced me to give the guy a chance. So now I need some advice from you guys on how to go about it. He is in ICU atm. I haven't removed the molt from his leg yet.
Now my questions are as follows:
1)How do I stop the bleeding? Echodive suggested superglue, I have heard of this method a few times before, but I don't like the idea. Superglue seems toxic to me? (I also might end up gluing my T to my fingers or something) I also heard of flour being used to stall the blood, that idea I like more.
2)How do I rehydrate him? Will just being in the ICU be sufficient or will I have to force feed him some water?
3)If I have to force feed him, when do I start and how much do I give?
4)How will I know if he is going to be OK and I can remove him from the ICU?
Luckily it didn't seem as though he was bleeding to much. He just had tiny drops of creamy white liquid where his legs use to be attached, no red blood.
Any and all help will be appreciated.
Special thanks to Echodive and Spinnerkop for the help and advice so far. If I understand correctly, Scarab also deserves some thanks as he helped Spinnerkop with a similar problem and thus he was able to in turn help me.
So thanks Scarab