Help! T in ICU

[Merlin Draco]

Im not sure where I am supposed to post this but I my tarantula sling needs help.

I have a tiny T. Violaceus (purple tree spider) who was fine last night and ate the day before.

Today she looked like she was in a deathcurl. I put droplets of water in her substrate while I got her ICU ready. I noticed she was moving around a little bit. But she was like shaking and convulsing.

I don't know what's wrong. I have her in the ICU and I can't tell that she had moved any since.

Here she is in the ICU. I had a video of her twitching but the file is to large to upload.

I have nudged her with a paint bush but she doesn't move anymore.

Any ideas? Is this the end of my little T?

 

[Nunua]

unfortunately it doesn't look very good for the tiny one, especially if it has completely stopped moving - As bad as it sounds, some individuals are not meant to survive

For further notice, ICUs are not recommended in the hobby anymore - It just stresses the T and gives barely any benefits. It'd be better to either place the Ts mouth on a shallow water dish or flip it over and put a water droplet directly on its mouth. Tarantulas drink with their suction stomachs so having surface tension of the water is required for efficient drinking.

 

[Merlin Draco]

unfortunately it doesn't look very good for the tiny one, especially if it has completely stopped moving - As bad as it sounds, some individuals are not meant to survive

For further notice, ICUs are not recommended in the hobby anymore - It just stresses the T and gives barely any benefits. It'd be better to either place the Ts mouth on a shallow water dish or flip it over and put a water droplet directly on its mouth. Tarantulas drink with their suction stomachs so having surface tension of the water is required for efficient drinking.

I've heard that about the ICU but I sort of panicked.. She is super tiny I don't know how I would get water in her mouth without completely drowning her in a water droplet. I'm afraid she is done for, I will leave her where its moist for a while and see if there is any change. Its a shame tho, she was such a spunky little thing. Here is a pic of the day I unboxed her, super small.

 

[Nunua]

@Merlin Draco - soft plastic 0.2 or 1 ml pasteur / transfer pipette for tiny slings and 5 ml pipette for pretty much any size later. They're disposable, but I keep using mine several times. They're also a great way to fill up tiny waterdishes.
Thin straws works well too, if you know how to use them as capillary pipes with your thumb

Anyway, condolences for the tiny one. Slings are so delicate.

 

[Merlin Draco]

@Merlin Draco - soft plastic 0.2 or 1 ml pasteur / transfer pipette for tiny slings and 5 ml pipette for pretty much any size later. They're disposable, but I keep using mine several times. They're also a great way to fill up tiny waterdishes.
Thin straws works well too, if you know how to use them as capillary pipes with your thumb

Anyway, condolences for the tiny one. Slings are so delicate.

I will keep that method in mind.. Thank you for your help.

 

[nedaK]

Sorry for your loss.