she is forming a weird lump

[D_Hemptress]

Elinor is forming this weird lump on her left side, the right side looks completely fine. infact it kind of looks skinny. she is on her way out anyway, i just wanna make sure she isnt in pain.... what is it, does anyone know?

 

[D_Hemptress]

Elinor is forming this weird lump on her left side, the right side looks completely fine. infact it kind of looks skinny. she is on her way out anyway, i just wanna make sure she isnt in pain.... what is it, does anyone know?

 

[Sticky]

Maybe a rupture? Had she fallen recently? A fall could cause internal damage.

 

[Mvalenz]

She may have fallen. One of my girls fell while wrestling a big crick and she formed a lump on her abdomen. It didn't go away after her molt, but it got smaller. Not sure about the pain issue though.

 

[D_Hemptress]

Maybe a rupture? Had she fallen recently? A fall could cause internal damage.

no she hasnt fallen, well not that i know of. i suppose she could have fallen within her cage. she is having a very hard time clinging to the top these days

 

[aNisip]

Could be a tumor....is it hard or soft?

 

[D_Hemptress]

its soft

Could be a tumor....is it hard or soft?

 

[aNisip]

If it was a build up of any sort like hemolymph, then that's what it would be if it were hard, or an infection, this softness leads me to belive a tumor or something....just an educated guess...

 

[MandellaMandy123]

I've never heard of insects having tumors, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. Some people will say insects don't feel pain. I'm not sure of that, but I wouldn't freezer her yet.

 

[D_Hemptress]

I've never heard of insects having tumors, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. Some people will say insects don't feel pain. I'm not sure of that, but I wouldn't freezer her yet.

oh no i really dont want to have to do that yet...

 

[Mvalenz]

The lump on my girl looks just like that. It looks like it was from a fall if you ask me.

 

[aNisip]

Then maybe she did fall and you didn't see it...it could be a ruptured organ and inner bleeding of hemolymph...if she dies, would you mind biopsy-ing it to see what it is?

 

[D_Hemptress]

Then maybe she did fall and you didn't see it...it could be a ruptured organ and inner bleeding of hemolymph...if she dies, would you mind biopsy-ing it to see what it is?

lol omg, i guess i could try, i wouldnt een know how to go about it. but if you wouldnt mind walking me through it im sure i can do it.. and she is going to die pretty soon...she is on her way out but she is fighting it with everything shes got. im even feeding her by putting her food directly to her mouth, she doesnt seem to be strong enough to hold on to the top and reach out for prey. my poor girl

 

[aNisip]

Yeah sure! It will be hard bc you'll basically be cutting open a friend, but you can push though it and think of it as helping science. If she is struggling that much than she for sure is on her way out, sorry about it.

Basically, just use a razor blade or break-away blade, or sizzors or scalpel and cut the mass from her body,then cut the mass in half and describe what it looks like, or even a picture. Wait til she has passed, but soon after, her body will begin decomposing quickly so don't wait...I'm assuming you dont have a light microsope so the pic or description of the inside of the mass should suffice.

All the best,

Andrew

 

[D_Hemptress]

Yeah sure! It will be hard bc you'll basically be cutting open a friend, but you can push though it and think of it as helping science. If she is struggling that much than she for sure is on her way out, sorry about it.

Basically, just use a razor blade or break-away blade, or sizzors or scalpel and cut the mass from her body,then cut the mass in half and describe what it looks like, or even a picture. Wait til she has passed, but soon after, her body will begin decomposing quickly so don't wait...I'm assuming you dont have a light microsope so the pic or description of the inside of the mass should suffice.

All the best,

Andrew

ok, ill keep you posted as too when she passes

 

[patrickfraser]

Did she lay any ooths recently? I have a female Sphodromantis viridis that laid one ooth and has become eggbound. She is showing a majorly distended abdomen and it totally weighs her down. She mostly just hangs on and her abdomen sags.

 

[D_Hemptress]

ya she laid one about a week and half ago and it was the biggest one so far out of four. so i dont think that what it is.... it seems that she is just old and week, and fell.

Did she lay any ooths recently? I have a female Sphodromantis viridis that laid one ooth and has become eggbound. She is showing a majorly distended abdomen and it totally weighs her down. She mostly just hangs on and her abdomen sags.

 

[patrickfraser]

When I was young, I had a tarantula that I dropped and it almost split, but just kinda got herniated. It cleared up with a couple molts, but that isn't the case here, but a possible cause.

 

[D_Hemptress]

When I was young, I had a tarantula that I dropped and it almost split, but just kinda got herniated. It cleared up with a couple molts, but that isn't the case here, but a possible cause.

your right it seems like thts exactly what happened. im still debating whether i wanna do a little autopsy per the request of andrew. im willing to do it, but it makes me nervous. and my bf said he doesnt want to touch her to help, so im still deciding