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Some molted skin stuck on Heirodula L4
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<blockquote data-quote="Deacon" data-source="post: 288107" data-attributes="member: 8619"><p>My H. membranacea molted in transit and is a mess! His thorax is humped badly so his face drags which makes it hard to try feeding him honey or baby meat, his grabber arms are pretty much useless---don't know why, and he can only scuttle backwards. He still has unmolted skin stuck under his chin/neck. I think he can lick but don't know if his mouth can open (I need to get out a quilter's magnifying glass to see under there.) We waited until we were sure he was hardened off and got some of the skin off but not totally. <u> Is there a way to get unmolted skin off safely?</u> I'm hoping he can make it a couple of weeks and come out better next molt---but the old skin has to be removed first, right? He's feisty as he tries to bat at me in a spastic sort of way. He has managed to get from the bottom to the lid (but it sure looks sad.) I was ready to freeze him but I'd like to give him a chance if anyone has any good ideas. Thanks!</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt197/Ladybertil/Humpy_zps58u2jlei.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deacon, post: 288107, member: 8619"] My H. membranacea molted in transit and is a mess! His thorax is humped badly so his face drags which makes it hard to try feeding him honey or baby meat, his grabber arms are pretty much useless---don't know why, and he can only scuttle backwards. He still has unmolted skin stuck under his chin/neck. I think he can lick but don't know if his mouth can open (I need to get out a quilter's magnifying glass to see under there.) We waited until we were sure he was hardened off and got some of the skin off but not totally. [U] Is there a way to get unmolted skin off safely?[/U] I'm hoping he can make it a couple of weeks and come out better next molt---but the old skin has to be removed first, right? He's feisty as he tries to bat at me in a spastic sort of way. He has managed to get from the bottom to the lid (but it sure looks sad.) I was ready to freeze him but I'd like to give him a chance if anyone has any good ideas. Thanks! [IMG]http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt197/Ladybertil/Humpy_zps58u2jlei.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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