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mistressofmuses) wrote2024-12-07 08:09 pm
mistressofmuses) wrote2024-12-07 08:09 pm
RIP Ophelia
Ophelia (my black widow) died. :(
It was very sudden, and I'm not completely sure what happened. There was some discoloration around her abdomen, and I wonder if she may have had a bad molt. I'm not sure that's what happened... it just seemed very sudden. She'd eaten a couple weeks ago, and was still a good size. She had water available. Nothing had changed in her habitat. She was fine one day and down on the ground the next.
Typically they live 1-3 years (sometimes up to 4 in captivity.) We don't know how old she was, but I wouldn't have guessed that old.
She was really interesting to watch, and I feel bad if there was something wrong about her care or habitat that caused her to die. Or perhaps it was something unavoidable. I'm just not sure.
It was very sudden, and I'm not completely sure what happened. There was some discoloration around her abdomen, and I wonder if she may have had a bad molt. I'm not sure that's what happened... it just seemed very sudden. She'd eaten a couple weeks ago, and was still a good size. She had water available. Nothing had changed in her habitat. She was fine one day and down on the ground the next.
Typically they live 1-3 years (sometimes up to 4 in captivity.) We don't know how old she was, but I wouldn't have guessed that old.
She was really interesting to watch, and I feel bad if there was something wrong about her care or habitat that caused her to die. Or perhaps it was something unavoidable. I'm just not sure.