Please help!! (uusual behaviour)

[crystaltilly]

I had my tarantula for 9 years and on Wednesday I’ve noticed unusual behavior I’ve never noticed before. She was pacing and walking around disoriented and then on Thursday I found her on her back. I’m thinking she’s getting ready to molt but she’s twitching a lot. I have never noticed that from previous molting.

I’m extremely worried. Is she dying?

 

[arachbiodude]

Doesn't she spin web when ready to molt? A ground pad. I don't know.

 

[DustyD]

It could be a molt in progress. I will let others with more experience add their views. Make sure as always that fresh water is handy. I think dehydration can be a problem sometimes with Ts.

I just wanted to chime in to offer my hopes for a good results.

 

[Arachnoclown]

That's not a water gel pack in there for her to drink from is it? The bacteria from those can cause problems, even with crickets.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Also, polymer gel is non-toxic but ingested can cause problems.

 

[Tarantulafeets]

That looks like a death curl...

 

[Arachnoclown]

Tarantulas suck to get fluid to drink. If it sucks the polymer through the fabric it expands inside the spider. Hopefully this isn't what's happening.

 

[crystaltilly]

Doesn't she spin web when ready to molt? A ground pad. I don't know.

She does but she’s not extreme with hers. So I barely notice when she’s in premolt.
Thank you for the reply

 

[crystaltilly]

It could be a molt in progress. I will let others with more experience add their views. Make sure as always that fresh water is handy. I think dehydration can be a problem sometimes with Ts.

I just wanted to chime in to offer my hopes for a good results.

Just doesn’t make sense if I’ve been doing the same thing for 9 years, why now Thank you for your reply.

 

[crystaltilly]

That's not a water gel pack in there for her to drink from is it? The bacteria from those can cause problems, even with crickets.

I change it very often and she’s been using it for 9 years But I’ll get rid of it now but I think it’s too late .
Thank you for your reply.

 

[crystaltilly]

That looks like a death curl...

It does and I’m so worried

 

[crystaltilly]

Tarantulas suck to get fluid to drink. If it sucks the polymer through the fabric it expands inside the spider. Hopefully this isn't what's happening.

I hope not, I’m hoping for a recovery and I can toss it. I feel so guilty

 

[Quentink35]

I had my tarantula for 9 years and on Wednesday I’ve noticed unusual behavior I’ve never noticed before. She was pacing and walking around disoriented and then on Thursday I found her on her back. I’m thinking she’s getting ready to molt but she’s twitching a lot. I have never noticed that from previous molting.
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I’m extremely worried. Is she dying?

 

[Critter]

I had my tarantula for 9 years and on Wednesday I’ve noticed unusual behavior I’ve never noticed before. She was pacing and walking around disoriented and then on Thursday I found her on her back. I’m thinking she’s getting ready to molt but she’s twitching a lot. I have never noticed that from previous molting.
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I’m extremely worried. Is she dying?

 

[Critter]

Sometimes they can have hard time molting let her be the twitching is most likely her trying to get out of old exto I hav had some do that also all I could do is watch an hope for the best most times it turns out ok

 

[Shan1328]

I'm curious to know how she made out and I'm so glad I heard about those water packs I've never seen them and didn't know u could or shouldn't use them for that matter. I'm fairly new to the trade myself. I'm really hoping your T is molting please update

 

[DustyD]

Please update us. Let us know how you are doing.