Poor Cookie! He’s still alive although probably not for long. I’ve had him for a year and a half. He’s actually eating right now but all his spikes fell off. I noticed one and then I literally rubbed the rest off when I picked him up. He’s still hard and rigid. I’ve noticed he’s less active lately and I would still call the year and a half I had him a success. But he’s most definitely going to die and fall apart soon. Makes me sad. I loved him for the time I had him. I do know their lives are not long lived even in the wild so who knows how old he was when I got him they seem to average 3-5 years and no more than 5 in the wild and captivity.