Amazing recovery from fall rupture in B.smithii

[Dawn Worsnip]

I thought some of you may be interested in what i believe is nothing short of a miracle.
2 weeks ago i was very upset to find my recently fed B.smithii female (10 years old) splayed out on the floor having escaped and fallen from her viv, approx 3 feet above. She had clearly ruptured and had lost some haemolymph and appeared to be very close to death .
Following research on this and other forums (i am not a forum user generally) i was led to believe that this was it and that she would now inevitably die.
I placed her back into her viv and left her that night. The next morn when she was still alive (just) I placed her directly in her water bowl on soaked tissue. 12 hour later she had moved and was looking a little more perky. A further day later she had moved back under her bark as usual and is now fine. I am so happy!!

[steven simcock]

Good on her and you.

[Gaston Arce]

congratulations for the miracle!!!!!

maybe she don't want die yet

[Mrs Linda Street]

Hi Dawn, nice to hear she made a good recovery, and for once a happy ending

[Iain Condy]

Nice one, sounds like one tough T you've got there. Didn't you try dental paste to stop the haemmorage?

[Dawn Worsnip]

iain- no didn't try dental paste as we had been out all day- she had lost fluid on floor outside viv and crawled about a foot away. i kind of assumed that damage had been done and that she was not about to make any kind of recovery.

thanks to you all for your lovely wishes xxx