Dragging body and throwing hairs. Acting very strange, Help.

[spidey noob]

got my fingers crossed for her !!!

 

[l.poehling]

Thanks so much Christell, Martin and Roshair123 for asking about her. And a BIG Thank you Martin for reaffirming what I had read too.
She is still with me today, slight movement so she is molting, Now, the question of the day. I took her out of the Calcium Sand and
into a travel tank but, I only had a small amount of the Eco Earth and now she is laying, still upside down, on a plastic floor.
Can I Mover her back to her original housing, with the new Eco Earth? Right now she has now shelter, travel cage too small.
Thanks for all your help, I am really glad I found people who really do care about their 8 legged critters like i do.
Really glad I found this great site...

 

[Logan D]

dont touch your t right now let her molt

 

[Logan D]

after she molts you can move her back but give it a couple hours after the molt she will be very fragile so be very careful

 

[l.poehling]

Hi there
How is your tarantula doing ?

Thank you for asking Christell, she is still with me.
Great pictures by the way....

 

[l.poehling]

after she molts you can move her back but give it a couple hours after the molt she will be very fragile so be very careful

The coldness will not hurt her?? I don't mind picking her up, carefully of course.
ok I have a light blanket under and around, front and top open, I think this will work just fine.
Is this a good thing to do or am I just trying to hard?

 

[Logan D]

put her in a warm area and she will be fine

 

[l.poehling]

got my fingers crossed for her !!!

Thank you Spidey Me too.. Funny, that's my T's name.. Spidey.. LOL

 

[l.poehling]

put her in a warm area and she will be fine

Will do, Yey, I feel so much better. Thanks Rosehair123....

 

[spidey noob]

glad alls going well

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Thanks so much Christell, Martin and Roshair123 for asking about her. And a BIG Thank you Martin for reaffirming what I had read too.
She is still with me today, slight movement so she is molting, Now, the question of the day. I took her out of the Calcium Sand and
into a travel tank but, I only had a small amount of the Eco Earth and now she is laying, still upside down, on a plastic floor.
Can I Mover her back to her original housing, with the new Eco Earth? Right now she has now shelter, travel cage too small.
Thanks for all your help, I am really glad I found people who really do care about their 8 legged critters like i do.
Really glad I found this great site...

Hello again

PLEASE under no circumstance move any T during a molt,it will cause more harm than good. If they get the slightest fright their natural reaction is to move,and he or she will 90% of the time get stuck and die. This is my opinion others may differ,but I have used a philosophy of leaving my T alone even after a molt is completed since the exoskeleton is still soft.

 

[l.poehling]

Hello again

PLEASE under no circumstance move any T during a molt,it will cause more harm than good. If they get the slightest fright their natural reaction is to move,and he or she will 90% if the time get stuck and die. This is my opinion others may differ,but I have used a philosophy of leaving my T alone even after a molt is completed since the exoskeleton is still soft.

ok, have not moved her, just made her home, outside, warmer.
I understand. I left her alone for her last molt too, and all was good.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

ok, have not moved her, just made her home, outside, warmer...

You have done the right thing,sometimes one feels that one has to help do not worry he/she will be okay.

 

[l.poehling]

Thank You all for the help and advice. I am so grateful to you all....

 

[l.poehling]

Get it out of that tank! change the substrate do not use sand/gravel it is or should i say already has cause irritation to the underside of the T. Use echo earth , vermiculite or nothing. put spider in an empty container for now with a small hide (intensive care) while you sort out enclosure issue.

Thanks 2G33k4U, I did this right before her molt. This post helped also....

 

[Talmon Glidden]

Although I don't know your spider, this makes me really happy to know she/he is okay. I was really worried, glad all is well.

 

[l.poehling]

Thank you Talmon,me too, i was really scared. She seems to be thrashing around from time to time. I hope this is on the normal side. I can watch her close the way i have her tank wraped. I am so amazed at this molting process. This is the second molt..Is it normal for them to do this so quick after the last molt??
But anyway, she is still working things out and for me that's a great thing.. I have hope now...
NO FLASH USED..
New Photos added....
3rd day of her molt, picture 2- check out the ballbuss part of her legs, look how swollen they are
and look at all the fluid they have built up to support a good slide out.. Everything is so pronounced.
Sorry about the picture quality, I just do not want to freak her out in any way. Again, sorry for the graininess.

 

[Talmon Glidden]

Aww. That's kinda cute. Shes all wrapped in her blanky

 

[l.poehling]

I got to keep the baby warm while she goes through her change. lol
Well back to the infirmary.

 

[Logan D]

Thank you Talmon,me too, i was really scared. She seems to be thrashing around from time to time. I hope this is on the normal side. I can watch her close the way i have her tank wraped. I am so amazed at this molting process. This is the second molt..Is it normal for them to do this so quick after the last molt??
But anyway, she is still working things out and for me that's a great thing.. I have hope now...
NO FLASH USED..
New Photos added....
3rd day of her molt, picture 2- check out the ballbuss part of her legs, look how swollen they are
and look at all the fluid they have built up to support a good slide out.. Everything is so pronounced.

looks like shes trying to pull her legs out its possible she could be stuck