




Stuck molt on g. pulchra abdomen
Hey! So I've had my first T, a Grammostola Pulchra for over a year now. It's molted 2 times normally, but I think I messed up checking on her enclosure's humidity this last few weeks while she was pre molt. I'm pretty much sure this is the reason why when she molted last week a huge chunk of skin got stuck in her abdomen. I urgently called the pet store where I bought her (I don't have any professionals in my area :() and they told me to try and dampen the molt and remove it gently with pliers. I did and it came off and everything seemed fine, but it's been a week and I am now noticing TWO other skin pieces that are still attached to the poor thing - A super loose tiny piece that's almost off on her lower abdomen, but that is blocking her spinnerets, and a WHOLE back leg completely stuck to what I assume is her sternum, since I haven't been able to take a proper look at her underbelly - I'm just scared, since I heard that it can be dangerous for T's if an old molt is blocking the abdomen or book lungs, but I fear tearing her new skin by trying to yank at the stuck molt pieces, if anyone can help I'd be super grateful 🙏 For now it doesn't seem like the big leg chunk is interfering with her mobility, but I worry it may cause some issues unbeknownst to me since I'm a new T owner 😔. I've yet again contacted my petstore but if anyone could offer a second opinion I'd appreciate it. I'll leave some pictures below, also I think I've noticed what I assume are bald spots, and I don't know if I should be worried about that?😭
(fyi the last picture is how I first found her after her molt, with the whole carapace still attached to the abdomen skin which at the same time was attached to my girl😭 that is also the piece I succesfully removed last week)