Is my G. pulchripes dead?

[Tyler Kuykendall]

She's in an ICU as we speak. I had her for 6 years, having gotten her at 2 inches in legspan. It's been a few weeks since she's last eaten.

She wasn't moving at all. She was by her water dish, which was empty (I went to fill up the dishes for all my spiders, which I do every few days).

Her abdomen didn't look shriveled, and it wasn't any softer than usual. I dampened the paper towel in the ICU and put a mini water dish in there.

 

[Gizalba]

Sorry I can't answer the question but I really hope she pulls through.

 

[Tyler Kuykendall]

I feel like it’s all my fault (and it probably is), but I’ll certainly learn from this.

 

[ilovebrachys]

Was she in a death curl at all? Her abdomen doesn't look like she's dehydrated from what I can see..
When did she moult last?
@Casey K. Can I ask your opinion on this?

 

[Casey K.]

Are you sure its a girl?

 

[WolfSpider]

If your T isn't frozen in a death curl (rigor mortis) and it extends when you gently lift her abdomen, it is not dead.

 

[WolfSpider]

Oh, and one other thing about dying tarantulas. If he or she dies and you fail to notice over 10-12 hours, rigor mortis will pass and you will get a flaccid T with a shrinking and putrid smelling abdomen.

So a death curl is really a sick or stressed curl until the legs can no longer extend with gentle prodding. I hope this helps.

Good luck with your pulchripes.

 

[Aracnoenthusiast]

Was she able to move? Pictures of her enclosure might help find the cause

 

[Tyler Kuykendall]

@Aracnoenthusiast No, she wasn’t moving at all.

@ilovebrachys She had some legs curled. It’s been a matter of months since she last molted.

@Casey K. She was a confirmed female when I bought her.

 

[Tyler Kuykendall]

It’s now been two days, and when I checked on her, white goo started coming out of her abdomen.

I think it’s official now. :/

 

[Volkswachter]

That's rough buddy; I'm sorry to hear about that.

 

[Aracnoenthusiast]

Sorry for your loss

 

[ilovebrachys]

Sorry for your loss

 

[Oursapoil]

Sorry for your loss, sometimes it can be explained or prevented but do not give up, she wouldn't want you to.
Have a nice day.

 

[ArachnoHorn]

I’m so sorry she didn’t pull through

 

[bravebeatle]

I'm so sorry for your loss. It is a hard thing to go through.

may I ask you what you feed your Ts?

 

[Jeremy-psychonaut]

Sorry for your loss

 

[TarantulaCollective]

It sucks when you lose a tarantula...my condolences.

 

[Steve's Ts]

So sorry she didn't pull through. Condolences and best of luck to you!

 

[Tyler Kuykendall]

I'm so sorry for your loss. It is a hard thing to go through.

may I ask you what you feed your Ts?

Bait shop crickets. Like I said, she was curled up next to the water dish (which was empty). It was about a week since I gave all my t's water before then, when I'd normally refill water every few days.