New tarantula not moving

[Janehadfieldlewis]

hi there,
Am hoping someone can help me.
Received my new P. Metallica 3cm today but it is not moving at all. No death curl but am worried it may be dead. Any advice please?

 

[Enn49]

Pictures would be a help. It maybe that it's just stressed.

 

[Janehadfieldlewis]

Pictures would be a help. It maybe that it's just stressed.

Ok, thank you for the welcome. Will post a pic but it doesn't look dead/ill, it just hasn't moved at all. It was very cold when it arrived so have sorted heat and humidity out but no movement at all at present.

 

[Janehadfieldlewis]

As you can see there is no "death curl" so am wondering if it is stress

 

[Enn49]

It looks alright to me. It is probably just the effects of cold and the stress of its journey. I'd leave it alone to warm up gently and let it settle in for a day or 2.

 

[Janehadfieldlewis]

It looks alright to me. It is probably just the effects of cold and the stress of its journey. I'd leave it alone to warm up gently and let it settle in for a day or 2.

Thank you so much for the advice. Will let you know how it goes

 

[Redacted]

Thank you so much for the advice. Will let you know how it goes

It also looks well-fed.

 

[Nicolas C]

Keep us informed please. Could be the trip, could be the cold, could be the stress...

But it also could be dead. I lost one of my P metallica juvenile and she just hang on a side of the enclosure, no death curl, normal posture, nothing... until I began to worry because she wasn't moving at all. She just died like this, in my case most probably because of too much moisture. When Ts are facing cold temps, they slow down in such a way they are almost like dead. Wait until yours has better temps (what are they in the room your T is kept?) and see what happens.

Was it sent to you by post?

 

[Janehadfieldlewis]

Keep us informed please. Could be the trip, could be the cold, could be the stress...

But it also could be dead. I lost one of my P metallica juvenile and she just hang on a side of the enclosure, no death curl, normal posture, nothing... until I began to worry because she wasn't moving at all. She just died like this, in my case most probably because of too much moisture. When Ts are facing cold temps, they slow down in such a way they are almost like dead. Wait until yours has better temps (what are they in the room your T is kept?) and see what happens.

Was it sent to you by post?

Unfortunately since posting this I can verify my pokey is dead. It was actually dead on arrival in the post. I was aware when unpacking that the container was very cold and believe this is what killed it. No heat pack had been added which I had specifically asked for so I was very upset

 

[Enn49]

I'm so sorry, it's horrible when that happens. I hope you have contacted the seller and made them aware of the lack of heat pack.

 

[Phil]

Unfortunately since posting this I can verify my pokey is dead. It was actually dead on arrival in the post. I was aware when unpacking that the container was very cold and believe this is what killed it. No heat pack had been added which I had specifically asked for so I was very upset

Firstly, so sorry to hear the sad news. second, welcome to the forum, as yu can see everyone on here really like to help and offer advice. @Enn49 is spot on. the vendor should have offered a LAG (Live Arrival Gaurantee) and the heat mat requested so don't let them get away with it. I hope yur next T has better luck.

 

[Redacted]

I would pursue this.

 

[Pearl Dusenbery]

My first baby came in today and they automatically put a heat pack in. I was so excited to get it ordered I didn't even think about it. I'm sure glad they did cuz it surely would have been dead cuz it was so cold today. I got mine from backwater reptiles. They r awesome they offer a 7 day guarantee.

 

[Janehadfieldlewis]

My first baby came in today and they automatically put a heat pack in. I was so excited to get it ordered I didn't even think about it. I'm sure glad they did cuz it surely would have been dead cuz it was so cold today. I got mine from backwater reptiles. They r awesome they offer a 7 day guarantee.

That sounds like a much better service than the one I had. Congratulations on your new addition!

 

[N8tive556]

Who was the seller?