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Death curl from molt

Norm

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I have.a 1"GBB that's been part of the family for several months. I was feeding him a small size cricket every weekend and misting 2-3 times a week. He is in between 76-82 degrees with 55-65 percent humidity. He molted about 5 weeks ago, third molt so far with us. Monday night he molted again and went right into a death curl. We have him in an "Tarantula ICU" right now. Is there anything else we can do to try and moisturize him? Thank you.
 

Chubbs

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I have.a 1"GBB that's been part of the family for several months. I was feeding him a small size cricket every weekend and misting 2-3 times a week. He is in between 76-82 degrees with 55-65 percent humidity. He molted about 5 weeks ago, third molt so far with us. Monday night he molted again and went right into a death curl. We have him in an "Tarantula ICU" right now. Is there anything else we can do to try and moisturize him? Thank you.
Misting is probably part of the problem. These come from arid regions and they like dry conditions.
 

Entity

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i agree. i just keep dry substrate and a small water bowl in my GBB slings enclosure. no misting ever.
 
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