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<blockquote data-quote="Jess S" data-source="post: 160429" data-attributes="member: 29302"><p>To be honest, I doubt anyone can tell what’s happening with her under the moss like that. Try to remove as much as you can with your tongs, without pulling or catching any part of her. Do it strand by strand if you have to. Then try to get a good photo of her that clearly shows her head area. Hopefully what’s going on will be easier to see.</p><p></p><p> I’m not even convinced she is moulting because it was only 2 weeks since her last moult, and it’s unusual though not impossible to moult that quickly just because of a hurt leg. They can moult quicker to regenerate a leg, but after only 2 weeks without even ditching the injured leg seems highly unusual to me. Normally the advice is not to disturb a moulting t so I wouldn't normally say move the moss away, but it's been 2 days of her on her back, can't see a moulting mat but something is clearly not right, so I think unfortunately you will need to move as much away as you can gently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jess S, post: 160429, member: 29302"] To be honest, I doubt anyone can tell what’s happening with her under the moss like that. Try to remove as much as you can with your tongs, without pulling or catching any part of her. Do it strand by strand if you have to. Then try to get a good photo of her that clearly shows her head area. Hopefully what’s going on will be easier to see. I’m not even convinced she is moulting because it was only 2 weeks since her last moult, and it’s unusual though not impossible to moult that quickly just because of a hurt leg. They can moult quicker to regenerate a leg, but after only 2 weeks without even ditching the injured leg seems highly unusual to me. Normally the advice is not to disturb a moulting t so I wouldn't normally say move the moss away, but it's been 2 days of her on her back, can't see a moulting mat but something is clearly not right, so I think unfortunately you will need to move as much away as you can gently. [/QUOTE]
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