Ill Haplopelma ?

[Mrs Linda Street]

Thanks for that Phil, we can try it. Unlike Samantha's her abdo. is firm and normal shape, but at this stage anything is worth a try, & will let you know what happens.

[Samantha Lewanewsky]

Her abdomen wasn't like that before she died, even last night, probably only a few hours before her death, her abdomen looked normal.

I'm not sure why it looks like that now, but it certainly looked different before she died.

[Phil Rea]

Her abdomen wasn't like that before she died, even last night, probably only a few hours before her death, her abdomen looked normal.

I'm not sure why it looks like that now, but it certainly looked different before she died.

As I said in my previous post, you can sometimes find them like that if they've died. Could have been anything, unfortunately.

Thanks for that Phil, we can try it. Unlike Samantha's her abdo. is firm and normal shape, but at this stage anything is worth a try, & will let you know what happens.

Good luck with her.

[SylviRigden]

Hi Samantha, I've just come across your thread. My H schmidti came out of her burrow about 4 weeks ago. I cleaned everything out, kept her hydrated, tried everything. But she went exactly the same as yours. She died last week I know exactly how you feel *hug*.

I have just been talking to my friend Gill on AP. She lost her af H lividum at the end of July with exactly the same problem.

[Mrs Linda Street]

Thanks to everyone for the advice, but our H. Lividum died lunchtime, we did make sure that she was not dehydrated. We did notice a slightly dark band as if joining the carapace and abdomen??? and feel that there must be some link as to the cause between these T's dying.

[Phil Rea]

It is highly unlikely there's any link, unless there is some sort of connection between the two spiders, and even then, it would be difficult to know where to start. It doesn't appear as if it's anything straightforward.

Unfortunately unexpected and unexplained deaths are an occupational hazard in this hobby.

[Mrs Linda Street]

I guess you're right Phil, it maybe just coincidence that they were Halopelma's. But I think no matter how long you've kept T's you just never get used to loosing one of them

[SylviRigden]

Four Haplopelmas. Gills and mine were a lividum and a schmidti. Both were looking good, other people said they looked fine but they weren't. Both didn't curl when they died, in fact I thought mine was still alive until I touched it

[Nicola Dolby]

Sorry to hear about your losses, though please keep trying with them. I lost some Avics at the beginning of the year and its difficult, I kept wondering what I could have done. The truth is "nothing" so the best thing I'd recommend is tio get some more and enjoy seeing these grow to have long, happy lives!