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Hi All,

Our Chilean Rose seems to be having trouble shedding and has been curled up (right side up) for a week now and is not interested in food. She (Lara Croft ), has shed ok about 3 months ago. She was eating one cricket every other day and seems to have been otherwise healthy.

Can anyone shed any light?

Thanks

I can't see your T so it is hard to say what is going on. How big is she? It would be uncommon for it to molt again after only 3 months. Is she moving at all? A curled up T, is usually a dead T, expecially if it hasn't moved in a week. Also, curled up is not a molting stance. Even if they molt right-side up, they would not be curled. My guess is that your T is gone, sorry to say. Do you have a picture?
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Thanks for that.

Here is a picture of her. She is still moving all her legs, spinnarets etc. Previous to this, she has not shown any signs of undue stress (She had no bald spots on her back). She has not moved from the location in the picture.

Beforehand, she was walking a little strangely and we thought that maybe she was starting to withdraw her legs from inside the outer layer.

Thanks for taking the time to answer...

Doesn't look good, especially if it hasn't moved from that position in a week. If the legs and other parts are still moving then there's hope. Get her into an ICU ASAP! Get a plastic container like a cool whip or butter tub. Get it as clean and sterile as possible, and place a damp, but not soaking wet papertowel in the bottom. Ensure there are some ventilation holes in it, put the T in it, and place it in a quiet warm place. Swap out the paper towel twice a day to keep it clean, if necesseary move it to a new ICU (have a second one ready). Do this for a week and see if anything changes. It is about your only hope at this point. Good Luck.
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