Bad Molt

[Chriscent]

My mature N. Chromatus male attempted to molt. Like most males he doesn't eat much so is very thin, bald, and it didn't go well. He is currently stuck in his molt. But alive. I can see that he's at least lost one leg but I don't know what to do for him.

 

[Enn49]

When did he mature? It is very unusual for a mature male to moult again.

 

[Chriscent]

That's what I thought. That's why I was surprised. I've lost four males now just from being male and none of them have ever molted after maturing. I'd say he has been mature for 6 to 8 months

 

[Enn49]

It so sad that males don't live as long as females. I currently have have 6 mature males and dread losing any of them.

 

[Chriscent]

Of my 19 original Ts 8 were male. 4 are gone already.

 

[Enn49]

I've only lost one so far and he went only 2 months after he matured which shocked me. This is the downside of buying slings, at least if you buy juvi females you know they're going to be with you longer but you miss out on watching them develop their adult colours..

 

[MassExodus]

I would freeze him. It sucks, but its the humane thing, in my opinion. Chances of him surviving are slim to none. Sorry for your troubles . Last night I found my female P antinous dead in her molt. I'm not a happy camper either..

 

[MassExodus]

I lost a P.Vittata during a moult a short while ago, why do you think we lose so many during the moulting process? Is it lack of humidity? Is it just one of those things? Is there something we should be doing that isn't well known? I'm still raw from losing her...

To be honest she was my first Pampho. I kept her moist, but not wet. Maybe it was my fault, I'm not sure. I have a P platyoma coming from Casey, needless to say I'll be monitoring her very closely..I have pokies and Phormictopus and genics, Theraphosa and some moisture loving scorps..maybe Pamphobeteus is like a T blondie, part frog? Or maybe it was just bad luck..Im certainly questioning if it was my fault. She was a 6 inch confirmed female antinous..not cheap, and I was fond of her.

 

[Enn49]

I lost a P.Vittata during a moult a short while ago, why do you think we lose so many during the moulting process? Is it lack of humidity? Is it just one of those things? Is there something we should be doing that isn't well known? I'm still raw from losing her...

To be honest she was my first Pampho. I kept her moist, but not wet. Maybe it was my fault, I'm not sure. I have a P platyoma coming from Casey, needless to say I'll be monitoring her very closely..I have pokies and Phormictopus and genics, Theraphosa and some moisture loving scorps..maybe Pamphobeteus is like a T blondie, part frog? Or maybe it was just bad luck..Im certainly questioning if it was my fault. She was a 6 inch confirmed female antinous..not cheap, and I was fond of her.

I don't think it's anything we do wrong. The ones I've lost had always moulted fine in the past with no change in conditions.

 

[Enn49]

Yeah you're right but I guess it's just human nature to question things... When you lose a T it defo makes you feel nervous about your methods... Talking from personal experience of course

When I lost my first Avic I was gutted, sure I'd done something wrong so I re-read everything about them before buying another and couldn't see what the problem was. I bought another and kept it in the same way as the first and it thrived, now number 3 is also thriving. To me that proved that it wasn't my fault. I think though it was my P metallica's mishap during her last moult that convinced me that they don't always get things right. She made her moult mat at an angle and slid off the edge mid way through luckily only losing a leg although for a day or 2 it looked as if I might lose her.

 

[Redacted]

When I lost my first Avic I was gutted, sure I'd done something wrong so I re-read everything about them before buying another and couldn't see what the problem was. I bought another and kept it in the same way as the first and it thrived, now number 3 is also thriving. To me that proved that it wasn't my fault. I think though it was my P metallica's mishap during her last moult that convinced me that they don't always get things right. She made her moult mat at an angle and slid off the edge mid way through luckily only losing a leg although for a day or 2 it looked as if I might lose her.

That about sums it up, I think- They don't always get things right. Sometimes it's because something's wrong with our care or something's wrong with them. Can't always tell which. Sad news, regardless.

 

[Chriscent]

Yea, I guess I'll freeze him. there's been no change for 2 days. and even if he did live He's a male and will die soon anyway. Thanks for all the comments and advice. I've had to lift things off of them or move something in the cage but, this was the first time I had a molt go bad.

 

[Chriscent]

As far as level of humidity goes. I let it swing back and forth. I fill the water bowl and overflow it then I let it dry on its own. if they start refusing food I increase the humidity in case they're going to molt.

 

[Redacted]

As far as level of humidity goes. I let it swing back and forth. I fill the water bowl and overflow it then I let it dry on its own. if they start refusing food I increase the humidity in case they're going to molt.

Can't imagine what else to have done.

 

[kormath]

When I lost my first Avic I was gutted, sure I'd done something wrong so I re-read everything about them before buying another and couldn't see what the problem was. I bought another and kept it in the same way as the first and it thrived, now number 3 is also thriving. To me that proved that it wasn't my fault. I think though it was my P metallica's mishap during her last moult that convinced me that they don't always get things right. She made her moult mat at an angle and slid off the edge mid way through luckily only losing a leg although for a day or 2 it looked as if I might lose her.

same thing when i lost my avic. Kept it the same way as we did my son's avic and it's thriving and doing well. I wanted another when i got the last order of new ones but they were sold out before could place my order

 

[Kymura]

Sorry it happened. That's the worst as we simply can't do a damn thing about it