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  1. Bearface

    Is dying?

    So, this is my 3 to 5yr old CGK (Bear). Long story short is he has only been with me for a year and in much better hands than his past life. His history is he was severely neglected until me. He has always had the weird curl on 3R legs and pedipalp as a result of his "care" . Over the past...
  2. M

    Help! Sick or dying Rose Hair Chilean T.

    I’m new to this and don’t know where to post for advice/help…i think my 17 y/o Rose Hair Chilean Tarantula Is either sick, dying or severely dehydrated. I don’t think she’s molting (even though she hasn’t molted in over a year) and I’m not sure if she’s eaten recently. I gave her crickets last...
  3. C

    Please help!! (uusual behaviour)

    I had my tarantula for 9 years and on Wednesday I’ve noticed unusual behavior I’ve never noticed before. She was pacing and walking around disoriented and then on Thursday I found her on her back. I’m thinking she’s getting ready to molt but she’s twitching a lot. I have never noticed that...
  4. V

    Can anyone help ??

    I found my chillian rose in what looked like a death curl yesterday morning, as the day progressed we tried to put her in ICU and hydrate her as much as possible from her front and tried her on her back aswell. We have watched lots of videos and at some points yesterday we really did think she...
  5. S

    Help! My Chilean Rose is dying and I don’t know why!

    Hi everyone, my name is nick and I’ve been keeping tarantulas and any insects for as long as I can remember and when I turned 10 I bought my very first tarantula which was a Chilean Rose tarantula. I’ve had for 5 years now and just recently noticed that it started to deny any food I gave it and...
  6. B

    Is this old age or can I save her?

    Hello I adopted my rose hair about 12 or 13 years ago so I’m not sure how old she is or how long her previous owner had her. I’ve kept her in the same enclosure I adopted her in and fill it about halfway with loose coconut fiber substrate, since her glass tank is too tall for her (I think it’s...
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