Should I worry?

Fresher

Arachnosquire
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Hi guys, my B.Boehmei has flipped over to molt,

I did not see her on her back when i went to bed at 12am.

I woke up at 10am and she was on her back.

I went out and came back home at 12.15 (now) and she hasnt moved a muscle.

She has potentially been on her back for a while, (atleast 2 hours and a half) with no movement what so ever??

Does not look good? Or is it still early?

Here she is :
http://yfrog.com/fvimage0143j
 

Mack&Cass

Arachnoprince
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I would start to be concerned after it's been about a day, especially with something like a Brachy which take a long time to do everything (except the tropical species like vagans and albos). Before they've popped isn't really the time to worry, as they can be on their backs for hours without moving at all. Once they've popped the carapace, though, is when you don't want it to take too long...they have kind of a time limit once they've started the actual process of ecdysis. I remember the first molt I saw was our B. albopilosum and he was on his back when I got home from work at 2pm and he didn't pop the carapace until about 8:15pm. He was completely done by 8:45.

You've just gotta be patient :)

Cass
 
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