My favorite tarantula is dying!

[mgsmid]

Lazy, my favorite. The kids hold her! She's dying idk why. Her enclosure is dry rn but I water it regularly and she's been refusing food for idk how long. Her abdomen is fine so I let it go .

 

[Snowy Snowman]

How old is she?

 

[Teal]

How much space is there between the substrate and the lid? Was she dropped at all while kids were holding her? (Handling tarantulas is very dangerous for them).

 

[Venom1080]

An ICU is not the thing to use for a arid species like G pulchripes. That'll kill it pretty quickly.

 

[Nightstalker47]

That tarantula is already a goner, sorry for your loss.

 

[mgsmid]

No I love her

 

[mgsmid]

There mism be an answer. TjrreTh no growth in her cage

 

[Snowy Snowman]

There mism be an answer. TjrreTh no growth in her cage

You said you watered her enclosure regularly. However, this species only needs a water dish, and excess wetness can cause problems leading to death.

 

[mgsmid]

I don't soak it she's got plenty of dry space

 

[Snowy Snowman]

I don't soak it she's got plenty of dry space

Huh. Well, if you got her at an indeterminate age, she may have just died of old age.

 

[Teal]

There mism be an answer. TjrreTh no growth in her cage

You didn't answer my questions...

 

[mgsmid]

Lazy, my favorite. The kids hold her! She's dying idk why. Her enclosure is dry rn but I water it regularly and she's been refusing food for idk how long. Her abdomen is fine so I let it go .

There is about 4 inches between the roof and substrate

 

[mgsmid]

She was never dOpped .I made the kids sit in the middle of the bed before hpldhol

 

[mgsmid]

Holding

 

[Teal]

It could very well just be old age then ): I'm so sorry.

 

[mgsmid]

): no

 

[PidderPeets]

What's the legspan of the spider? Did you keep the water dish full? Can you confirm that she's been pooping? Is there any chemicals or anything you or your kids could have transferred to the T while holding her?

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Lazy, my favorite. The kids hold her! She's dying idk why. Her enclosure is dry rn but I water it regularly and she's been refusing food for idk how long. Her abdomen is fine so I let it go .

Full grown adult ? Was it a female or a male ? A fall on the water dish could kill it as it’s rock. Is put moss on top that dish and make it flush with the substrate.
Sorry for your loss. Hissers would probably be a better handling pet or a lizard .
You could have stressed it out handling it , but that might not killed it unless dropped.

 

[SuzukiSwift]

I’m sorry she’s dying =( How long have you had her? What size was she when you bought her and how many years have you had her?