Odd behavior

[menavodi]

He was on his back with his legs in. No webbing around him. He honestly looked like he went out for a night on the town...had too many and fell over. I wish I snapped a picture but my daughter was so hysterical I lost my opportunity. I have been watching him from a far to see if he does it again. Right now he is obsessively cleaning his fangs.

Looks like he is doing good as of now!

 

[Seamus]

Hi I also have a Male brachypelma smithi that moulted not sure what month or date but within 5weeks flipped on its back and moulted again and he is fine. I also have never heard of this happening but everything seems to be fine

 

[Kagu]

Our brachypelma Smithi tarantula molted about a week and a half ago. Tonight my seven year old daughter went into hysterics because she found our pet on his back with his legs curled in. We thought he was dead. We opened the enclosure and he jumped up and moved. Can someone enlighten us on what the heck he was doing? We have since looked up what a death curl looks like and this wasn’t it. Is this a thing....tarantulas laying on their backs? Any insight on this is welcomed!

Iam fairly new also to tarantula. I had my last one for 12 years. She passed. Now I have a male Brazilian black and a female red leg. But I used to keeps chameleons for years. And for reps anyway meal worms have almost no nutritional value. Ay way check into that. Roaches live long and don’t stink as bad as crickets. Again. No way am I an expert. But I’m a little lucky. I buy my tarantulas from Kansas state university. They have a whole insect zoo. But I hope he’s ok, and again like said water. And the advice I always got is be careful. But maybe slightly up the temp. Hope all goes well.

 

[Steve b]

Our brachypelma Smithi tarantula molted about a week and a half ago. Tonight my seven year old daughter went into hysterics because she found our pet on his back with his legs curled in. We thought he was dead. We opened the enclosure and he jumped up and moved. Can someone enlighten us on what the heck he was doing? We have since looked up what a death curl looks like and this wasn’t it. Is this a thing....tarantulas laying on their backs? Any insight on this is welcomed!

 

[Steve b]

Hi I also have a Male brachypelma smithi that moulted not sure what month or date but within 5weeks flipped on its back and moulted again and he is fine. I also have never heard of this happening but everything seems to be fine

 

[Steve b]

Spiders lol who would have them . I have a salmon pink and he or she is about to pop . Shes shut up shop and looks like her abdermon is about to pop and still not yet . She or he hasn't eaten in about 3 weeks . Before that the mear sound of a cricket in her tank was enuff to scare the hell out of you with her lightning speed . Now shes I'm pre molt. So dont worry if your t has had a sucsefull moult your doing all the right things .

 

[Justine]

I have an update!!!! We have been watching our little guy and figured out what happened. We have a heating pad on the outer wall of his enclosure. It’s his favorite spot to hangout and nap. When our Smithi sleeps he is literally in a coma. He is a deep sleeper. Since his recent molt he isn’t fully use to his long lanky legs. Well....what happened is he fell asleep on the wall fell off landed upside down but he sleeps so deep that the fall didn’t wake him up. Once he starts to wake up, he jumps up and acts like nothing happened...he plays it cool. We saw this happen live and now we feel a bit more relaxed. The cage isn’t too high and the fall isn’t deadly (thank goodness). I just wanted to take the time and thank everyone who reached out. It’s amazing to be apart of such a wonderful tarantula community.

 

[Konstantin]

I have an update!!!! We have been watching our little guy and figured out what happened. We have a heating pad on the outer wall of his enclosure. It’s his favorite spot to hangout and nap. When our Smithi sleeps he is literally in a coma. He is a deep sleeper. Since his recent molt he isn’t fully use to his long lanky legs. Well....what happened is he fell asleep on the wall fell off landed upside down but he sleeps so deep that the fall didn’t wake him up. Once he starts to wake up, he jumps up and acts like nothing happened...he plays it cool. We saw this happen live and now we feel a bit more relaxed. The cage isn’t too high and the fall isn’t deadly (thank goodness). I just wanted to take the time and thank everyone who reached out. It’s amazing to be apart of such a wonderful tarantula community.

Hi
What is your room temperature like?
Hrat mats are not very good idea with Ts.They are drawn to the heat and get dehydrated easily.Its good that is on the side tho.
If your room temp is 20°C + you dont need the mat.
Regards Konstantin

 

[Konstantin]

Hrat to read Heat sr.
Chunky fingers and small phone buttons.lol

 

[Justine]

Hi
What is your room temperature like?
Hrat mats are not very good idea with Ts.They are drawn to the heat and get dehydrated easily.Its good that is on the side tho.
If your room temp is 20°C + you dont need the mat.
Regards Konstantin

Our house is usually 55 F And rarely is it in the high 60F or 70F degrees. In the summer we have central air so the house can get chili. We keep our substrate moist (but not saturated) and his water dish filled. Can you tell me any signs and symptoms of a dehydrated tarantula? ...please don’t say fainting. Our tank is acrylic and the mats rated for these tanks radiate less heat than traditional mats. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Now I am hoping someone can give us signs of a dehydrated tarantula. This is literally the most interesting creature we have ever had and the most tricky.