Molting?

[Pobalob128]

Hi there, my bird eating T went into a molt 2 weeks ago, then got up again after 15mins, its done the same thing again today, layed on its back half under a Web for about 45mins, then got up again, does anyone have any idea what it's doing?

 

[m0lsx]

It is the Tarantula equivalent of the old fashioned TV comedy script which has a pregnant woman running to the hospital numerous times due to false alarms. Your T thought it was time, got onto it's back & then realised it was not really time yet.

 

[ilovebrachys]

Hi there, my bird eating T went into a molt 2 weeks ago, then got up again after 15mins, its done the same thing again today, layed on its back half under a Web for about 45mins, then got up again, does anyone have any idea what it's doing?

Can you post any pictures of your tarantula?
Sounds like you may have a mature male making a sperm web from what you are describing?

 

[Rs50matt]

100% mature male. If it molts it will more than likely die.

 

[octanejunkie]

Sounds like sperm webbing

 

[Pobalob128]

Can you post any pictures of your tarantula?
Sounds like you may have a mature male making a sperm web from what you are describing?

I believe that is what's happening so he won't have years to come

 

[ilovebrachys]

I believe that is what's happening so he won't have years to come

No he won't.. Unfortunately once mature males don't live very long
They spend all their time searching for a female, tapping climbing around the enclosure and perm webbing
Has this tarantula moulted in your care at all? Or did you purchase him already mature?

 

[Pobalob128]

No he won't.. Unfortunately once mature males don't live very long
They spend all their time searching for a female, tapping climbing around the enclosure and perm webbing
Has this tarantula moulted in your care at all? Or did you purchase him already mature?

Hes only molted twice, when we got him he ate a full size locust every day but recently he hasn't been eating, we've been force feeding him by wiggling it in front of him ‍

 

[Pobalob128]

Hes only molted twice, when we got him he ate a full size locust every day but recently he hasn't been eating, we've been force feeding him by wiggling it in front of him ‍

We've probably had him about 3 years

 

[ilovebrachys]

What species is he? Do you have a picture?
Mature males rarely eat unfortunately and dehydrate quickly so just make sure he always has plenty of water available

 

[Pobalob128]

He is a salmon pink bird eater. He was stunning but unfortunately he's balding and wasting away due to lack of eating. It's very hard to make something like this eat, we occasionally make him eat a pinkie as he's not even going for the locusts anymore and has no interest in them