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poodude289 replied to the thread -EMERGENCY- I thought my g. pulchra was dead, did I disturb her at the beginning of a molt?.

That's my concern, I don't know if she was at the start of a molt or dying. I never let the water dish empty.

Mar 1, 2026
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poodude289 replied to the thread -EMERGENCY- I thought my g. pulchra was dead, did I disturb her at the beginning of a molt?.

I've never seen her drink out of the water dish, her abdomen is still plump, and the only thing I've done recently is add a different...

Mar 1, 2026
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poodude289 replied to the thread -EMERGENCY- I thought my g. pulchra was dead, did I disturb her at the beginning of a molt?.

I'm extremely concerned because she was upright!! I hope she was going to flip eventually? If she was dying surely she wouldn't have...

Mar 1, 2026
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poodude289 replied to the thread -EMERGENCY- I thought my g. pulchra was dead, did I disturb her at the beginning of a molt?.

Also not all of the legs were tucked a bit it was only some

Mar 1, 2026
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poodude289 replied to the thread -EMERGENCY- I thought my g. pulchra was dead, did I disturb her at the beginning of a molt?.

Is this extremely detrimental that she was disturbed even though it was right at the beginning? If she was on her back I wouldn't have...

Mar 1, 2026
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poodude289 replied to the thread -EMERGENCY- I thought my g. pulchra was dead, did I disturb her at the beginning of a molt?.

She has 100% been in pre-molt, so I am seriously hoping that's what this is and she isn't dying.

Mar 1, 2026
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poodude289 replied to the thread -EMERGENCY- I thought my g. pulchra was dead, did I disturb her at the beginning of a molt?.

It was just really concerning seeing her in what looked like a death curl upright, but then I saw her correct herself once I was loud.

Mar 1, 2026
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poodude289 replied to the thread -EMERGENCY- I thought my g. pulchra was dead, did I disturb her at the beginning of a molt?.

I know I definitely didn't disturb her mid molt if that's what this was, if anything it was at the very, very beginning.

Mar 1, 2026
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poodude289 posted the thread -EMERGENCY- I thought my g. pulchra was dead, did I disturb her at the beginning of a molt? in General Tarantula Discussion.

I walked into my room to check on things with my red light, and I saw her in what looked like a death curl, and upright. I didn't touch...

Mar 1, 2026
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poodude289 replied to the thread 1.5" b. hamorii sticking near water dish most of the time.

I don't know whether to give more moisture or not because there's a lot of ventilation lol and it's just very concerning

Feb 25, 2026
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poodude289 replied to the thread 1.5" b. hamorii sticking near water dish most of the time.

I'm mainly just scared of one of my T's (g. pulchra / b. hamorii) having a failed molt or dying of too little moisture, while at the...

Feb 25, 2026
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poodude289 replied to the thread 1.5" b. hamorii sticking near water dish most of the time.

My thought here is that there's quite a bit of ventilation, maybe leading to not enough moisture for the poor T, as it isn't that big yet.

Feb 23, 2026
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poodude289 posted the thread 1.5" b. hamorii sticking near water dish most of the time in General Tarantula Discussion.

I've had my 1.5" b. hamorii in a 12" Tarantula Crib for the last month or so ever since I got her, and things seemed okay. She's been...

Feb 23, 2026
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poodude289 replied to the thread 1.5" B. Hamorii - odd behaviour?.

It stays in the open, grabs the food, brings it to the hide, eats it inside, and then leaves again.

Feb 21, 2026
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poodude289 posted the thread 1.5" B. Hamorii - odd behaviour? in General Tarantula Discussion.

When I first got this T, it utilized its hide completely and I noticed mold forming, and I decided to do an overhaul and fix some...

Feb 21, 2026

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