Well, a while ago I had gotten a Goliath Birdeater(Theraphosa blondi) and it's been doing very well, moving around, wating, no noticable issues, and just 2 days ago when I came home, I saw it was molting/ IWas very happy to see it growing. So ofcourse I watchedi t for a while and it was moving as they do when molting, so it gotl ate and I had gone to bed, now since then I haven't seen any movement at all and I don't wanna bother him too much if he's still in he process, so my question is, how long does it normally take for them to molt or is there something I can to make sure all is still well. It's first molt went rather ok but I honestly dont remeber how long it took for it to finish it's process.
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Goliath Molting
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How long has it been trying to moult ?
The longest any of my Ts have taken to moult is a couple of hours.
The longest any of my Ts have taken to moult is a couple of hours.
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So it's been moulting for 48 hr & it's still not done ??? If so I'm guessing that your T is stuck in its moult if it's taken that long !!!
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if its stuck. Immediately take it to the bathroom. Turn on hot water in tub. Place tarantula enclosure on floor. 30 degrees & 100% humidity. Worked for my stuck one years back
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just take your time with it & u should be fine, but good luck any way 
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in a last ditch effort if it comes to this, you could literally tear off the affected limbs if its only like 2. ie one on each side.
not recommended, but worth a try if it gets ultra critical and you're certain it will die otherwise.
not recommended, but worth a try if it gets ultra critical and you're certain it will die otherwise.
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are you certain its gone? The long drawn out molts don't look like usual molts at all. There are times where they "rest" and look very dead. Be certain is all I'm saying.
