Sick Cilnia

[agent A]

ok so my cilnia girl isn't doing too well

she's been adult for maybe 2 weeks, kept at room temp, and has been very sluggish

she's covered in dust

and she has a black spot on her head

it's not on the other side of her head

could it be a parasite??

 

[ShieldMantid1997]

I'm not sure, my adults in the past (females that is) never were very active. Have you tried slightly raising the temperature?

Only reason i would assume it is not a parasite is because when kept inside it would not necessarily be exposed to parasite carrying hosts.

Are there any visual wounds, brown spots, or any other signs of internal or external damage?

 

[Ranitomeya]

She looks hungry. My female had a huge appetite after her adult molt and accepted large amounts of food regularly.
My Cilnias never drank a single drop of water from spraying and I stopped the weekly spraying months ago when I lost two of them to some unusual infections. I keep mine well-fed to keep them hydrated.

 

[Sticky]

Looks like she is covered in moth fuzz. I dont see the black spot you mentioned.

 

[agent A]

She looks hungry. My female had a huge appetite after her adult molt and accepted large amounts of food regularly.

My Cilnias never drank a single drop of water from spraying and I stopped the weekly spraying months ago when I lost two of them to some unusual infections. I keep mine well-fed to keep them hydrated.

I don't mist her

Looks like she is covered in moth fuzz. I dont see the black spot you mentioned.

she did eat an old rothschildia moth the other day

 

[ismart]

She's a gonner. That black spot is going to spread rapidly. After two weeks as an adult she should have been fed more often. She is very thin.

 

[agent A]

She's a gonner. That black spot is going to spread rapidly. After two weeks as an adult she should have been fed more often. She is very thin.

I was on vacation for most of that time

she was a nymph who had just eaten the day before I left and was an adult when I got back

 

[Domanating]

When you mean a black spot in her head, you do mean the darken right jaw right? That explain why she doesn't eat. It might not be working anymore and like ismart said, it will most likely kill her in a few days.

The fact that the veins are showing, due to her pale/translucent body isn't a good sign either.

I've raised 2 males M. Religiosa from birth that shown the exact same translucent body problem upon reaching adulthood. They lived their lives fully but in a very weak state. They couldn't stand properly without the help of their fore arms and were never interested in mating.

I posted this issue in this forum some months ago but no definite answer was given as possible cause.