General Care Discussion :: Needs reassurance - Dumbork fell :(

[dumbork14]

Okay, the first time was when I was transferring her from the tank to her feeding container. She pushed her rear legs and flew out of my hand. She landed on her carapace. It was her morning feeding and I searched her shell, her limbs, and her over-all behavior for the rest of the day, and she was fine.

The second time was just now. She latched on and flew out of the feeding tank. When we found her she was on her plastron.

The drop was about three feet. There were no external injuries, no change in feeding patterns and no change in general behavior.

Do I need to watch for any other signs? Thanks.

[devilduck]

Ouch! Sorry to hear, I think it has happened to all of us at one time or another. She sounds like she is okay, I'd keep an eye on her for a couple of days.

[mantis]

one of my razor back musk climbed out of his tank and fell about 5 feet when i found him he was fine. im sorry it happened hope all is good with her

[penelope]

Hmmm.
How old is she?
Penelope did an escape act, falling about 4-5 feet. That was the first time she was gravid and laid eggs.
Flying out of your hands is scary, but they have strong little legs, eh?
Bailing from a tank without help may be a sign of being gravid. If she is old enough keep an eye on her and see if she goes cuckoo at about the same time each day / night.
Other than that; it probably scared you more than it scared her.

[dumbork14]

Thanks a lot guys. Well we have her since October 2011 and she's now at 3 inches. So far no more escape attampts,maybe that was just one of her super excited amd moves around mood?

[apondfortimmy]

Oh poor Dumbork! Poor you!

I second what everyone in here has said - from all I know they're resilient little creatures and as long as there's not a crack in the shell and she's not acting strangely, she should be ok. Startled, probably, but ok.

[steve]

Should be OK, but what type of floor do you have? She'll try and try again later... when I use a feeding tub, I place it on the floor (learned the hard way too).

[kamekichi]

Aw man, I know that feeling of finding them fallen! Glad she seems to be okay!