curly hair not eating

[ASH]

my curly hair wont eat prob for about 3 weeks now

 

[Lee2k4]

She's probably due to moult.

 

[ASH]

ok she molted last night but is now on her back dead anyone had this b4

 

[infinity]

You do know that tarantulas moult on their backs right?! Dead Ts *often* just kinda slump over onto their sides with their legs curled underneath them but moulting Ts do it upside down...

Not denying that it's dead just be careful before you throw it away

If it escaped the shed, then it probably wasn't humidity or temperature... Did you have a waterbowl there?- Ts like to drink a lot before and after moulting. My guess is maybe exhaustion but couldn't tell without a full autopsy *kiddin*

 

[ASH]

yea moist sponge in the tank i guesed it died from exustion

 

[infinity]

not to put a downer on things... but sponges 'tend' to collect a lot of moulds and fungi... how clean was this sponge?

Probably wasn't otherwise it wouldn't have made it through the moult but from what i've heard (and experienced) - shallow bowls are far better

 

[lullaby10]

I have a bowl with a rock in it in my T's cage. She seems to do fine with that. I also mist her.

 

[Psycho Maggot]

She may not have been dead, Even after molting some Tarantulas will spend a few hours on their back 'Recharging', Molting is a very strenuous time for a Tarantula you know!

 

[garbonzo13]

lullaby10 do your T's go nuts when you mist them? :shock: You may be stressing them and not know it. You don't really need to mist them if you offer plenty of fresh water in a bowl. Even "high humidity" T's can live happily in a bone dry habitat with a water bowl always full. Just my 2 cents.