Please help! Is she dead…?

[BKI]

Hi!
She hasn’t moving since this morning (or could be last night…). How can I tell if she is dead or not…? This T belongs to my son, and I’m desperate for any help to find out what’s going on with her. She became our family last Monday. She is a baby female (the store was not 100% sure yet). Could anyone please tell me what’s going on with her, and what we should do, or shouldn’t do? Thank you in advance very much!

 

[Ratmosphere]

Does not look dead to me, looks like a stress position.

You're going to want to add more substrate so if the tarantula climbs, a fall will not hurt her. I'm not sure what the rest of the enclosure looks like but I would add a hide and water dish.

 

[BKI]

Does not look dead to me, looks like a stress position.

You're going to want to add more substrate so if the tarantula climbs, a fall will not hurt her. I'm not sure what the rest of the enclosure looks like but I would add a hide and water dish.

Thank you very much for your prompt reply!
I’m SO relieved to hear that she seems still alive for you! There is a water dish and some hide place. I can’t send more pictures right now, but I would add more substrate. Just wonder if we add more substrate, that action will cause more stress on her… I assume. Would that still be okay…? Just wanted to make sure…

Does not look dead to me, looks like a stress position.

You're going to want to add more substrate so if the tarantula climbs, a fall will not hurt her. I'm not sure what the rest of the enclosure looks like but I would add a hide and water dish.

 

[Ratmosphere]

You will have to take the spider out of the tank to add the substrate, so yes it will be a bit more stressed. But it's better to have a temporarily stressed T than a dead one.

 

[Enn49]

The best way to find out if a T is dead or alive is to gently touch a leg with a soft brush and if you get a reaction you know it's still alive.
It's most likely still settling in so probably just a stress curl.

 

[Gizalba]

*hugs* yes she probably just hasn't settled in yet. The foliage looks good to provide her with some coverage but yes if there isn't a dark hide somewhere, like a coco dome or cork bark, I would add one as well as add the substrate mentioned above. Is she a seemani? I have seen they sometimes like to dig down to feel safe so the substrate should help with that as well as stop her falling from a height.

Once you've added the substrate and hide I would put her in a quiet dark room for now if you can - I find my Ts settle in faster in the dark.

 

[BKI]

You will have to take the spider out of the tank to add the substrate, so yes it will be a bit more stressed. But it's better to have a temporarily stressed T than a dead one.

Absolutely! We will take care of it right away!
Thank you, again for your advice!

 

[BKI]

The best way to find out if a T is dead or alive is to gently touch a leg with a soft brush and if you get a reaction you know it's still alive.
It's most likely still settling in so probably just a stress curl.

Thank you very much for a great advice! As soon as we go home, I will try it with a soft brush! I’m SO relieved to hear that it seems like a stress curl (well, it still is not good for her…).

 

[BKI]

*hugs* yes she probably just hasn't settled in yet. The foliage looks good to provide her with some coverage but yes if there isn't a dark hide somewhere, like a coco dome or cork bark, I would add one as well as add the substrate mentioned above. Is she a seemani? I have seen they sometimes like to dig down to feel safe so the substrate should help with that as well as stop her falling from a height.

Once you've added the substrate and hide I would put her in a quiet dark room for now if you can - I find my Ts settle in faster in the dark.

Thank you very much!

*hugs* yes she probably just hasn't settled in yet. The foliage looks good to provide her with some coverage but yes if there isn't a dark hide somewhere, like a coco dome or cork bark, I would add one as well as add the substrate mentioned above. Is she a seemani? I have seen they sometimes like to dig down to feel safe so the substrate should help with that as well as stop her falling from a height.

Once you've added the substrate and hide I would put her in a quiet dark room for now if you can - I find my Ts settle in faster in the dark.

There is a cork bark, and she tried to hide there several times, but it doesn’t cover her completely (more like a half of her body). We will get a better one for her! We will also move her to a dark quiet place, and tell my son to leave her alone for a while… Thank you very much for all the wonderful advice!

 

[BKI]

Thank you very much for your prompt reply!
I’m SO relieved to hear that she seems still alive for you! There is a water dish and some hide place. I can’t send more pictures right now, but I would add more substrate. Just wonder if we add more substrate, that action will cause more stress on her… I assume. Would that still be okay…? Just wanted to make sure…

She is still alive!!! We added more substrate, and added a better hiding place for her. Just wanted to let you know, and say thank you very much again!

 

[BKI]

The best way to find out if a T is dead or alive is to gently touch a leg with a soft brush and if you get a reaction you know it's still alive.
It's most likely still settling in so probably just a stress curl.

She is still alive!!! We followed with your direction with a soft brush. Her legs didn’t move at first, so we thought she is gone, but she slowly moved. We added more substrate, and added a better hiding place for her. Just wanted to let you know, and say thank you very much again!

 

[BKI]

Thank you very much!

There is a cork bark, and she tried to hide there several times, but it doesn’t cover her completely (more like a half of her body). We will get a better one for her! We will also move her to a dark quiet place, and tell my son to leave her alone for a while… Thank you very much for all the wonderful advice!

Thank you very much!

There is a cork bark, and she tried to hide there several times, but it doesn’t cover her completely (more like a half of her body). We will get a better one for her! We will also move her to a dark quiet place, and tell my son to leave her alone for a while… Thank you very much for all the wonderful advice!

She is still alive!!! We added more substrate, and added a better hiding place for her. We also moved her to a dark/quiet place for now. Just wanted to let you know, and say thank you very much again!

 

[Enn49]

She is still alive!!! We followed with your direction with a soft brush. Her legs didn’t move at first, so we thought she is gone, but she slowly moved. We added more substrate, and added a better hiding place for her. Just wanted to let you know, and say thank you very much again!

Please keep us updated on how she does.

 

[BKI]

Please keep us updated on how she does.

Will do! Thank you, again!