I think my female veiled is dying

SunkistCham

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So I woke up this morning to my female veiled at the bottom of her enclosure. She’s I think 4 ish years old. I’ve had her since 2020.. Everything was fine up until this morning, she’s just super weak, her eyes are sunken in, which she has a mister & dripper, there’s water available when she wants it, I have a Arcadia uvb, I replace my bulbs, her basking spot is like 87-90 degrees, I have all the supplements, 2-3 times a week calicium w/o D3, and the mutlivit with d3 2x a month she’s been laying her whole life no problems. She came running to the door yesterday morning for her feeding, ate some dubias, discords, some bsfl and 1 superworm.. I just don’t understand what could have changed in 24 hours.. not even.. if she had any problems she sure didn’t let me aware of it, she hasn’t been acting any different. Idk what I did different.. is my husbandry ok? I have done everything possible to make her the best environment for her to live in..I’ve done massive amounts of research on these animals so I could provide that for her.. and it just makes me feel like I screwed up somewhere..

But what can I atleast do for her to make her comfortable.. I can take her to the vet, but I don’t think honestly there’s gonna be much they can do for her.. I’m almost positive she’s dying, I have her in a smaller enclosure on its side, because she’s black and can’t hold on to branches but she’s looking at me, I would take a pic but the phone freaks her out, it always has, ima still try and get one..I’ve been giving her that powder food stuff from the vet I’ve had from another Cham & some water in a dropper.. idk what else to do for her..
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Can you fill this out so we can evaluate accurately? Can you add some pictures of her?

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When was the last time she laid eggs and how many? The sudden change is very worrisome and it may be too late for an intervention. Did you see her eat all the food with no issues? How big are the roaches? Any issues with the super worm?

In regards to husbandry the basking temp is in the higher side but I doubt that would be the cause.

Also, since she has been eating regularly I would not give her the carnivore care and just stick to hydration.
 
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