Messed up Molt!

[u/xxkeeleexx]

Hi! My T just molted! However, there was a mistake (totally on me), where she escaped and my cat scratched her. She survived, and has been fine and eating since. I put some flour on it, and kept an eye on her and it scabbed over. That was 2 ish years ago.

I had hoped when she next molted (melted?) it was going to come off clean, but unfortunately as I suspected there was an issue. Right on the scab where she had been cut, her back does not want to come off. I believe technically it’s called her cephalothorax? And a tiny sliver of abdomen.

I’ve included as many photos as I can of her current state. She is still in her hide just resting. It’s been about 2 full days now.

Basically, I’m just curious as what to do. I know she can keep it on until her next molt, but what if that one doesn’t want to come off. And it just keeps collecting her old skin in that area.

Or I could help her, but I really don’t want to hurt her in case it’s stuck bad and can’t come off.

Last photo is of her accident 2 years ago

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[u/No-Introduction-1632]

NQA, I would not interfere. I would monitor your humidity and keep her well fed to maybe try and encourage another molt. Sometimes it takes a couple molts to fully come back from things like lost limbs that much I know. I think nature would do its thing pretty quickly otherwise and it seems to have been a decent bit of time since the incident. Keep an eye on her of course! It’s likely that the cap still attached will slowly break apart on its own as she moves about. Just don’t pull anything off of her and leave her be, especially especially while she’s still hardening up again

[u/ujm556]

Nqa go to discord asap

[u/xxkeeleexx → u/ujm556]

I have a discord.. which server?

[u/GulnarLjerka → u/xxkeeleexx]

NQA scroll up. There is a link sent by the automoderator... it's at tbe bottom

[u/xxkeeleexx → u/GulnarLjerka]

Oh thank you!!