Theraphosa stirmi "burgundy"

[satch]

Hey if any one can help thats great!! i got my female at 1 inch in size last year and yesturday she died suddonly she was 7inch never had any molt problems or anything just died temp was 75-80 degrees and humitity was 80% ive kept her the same way since day 1 i dont get it if ya have any suggestions please help me out!!!! thanks!!

 

[flamesbane]

Any pictures of the spider or setup?

 

[satch]

Any pictures of the spider or setup?

sorry just seen your post! no pictures and its in the freezer now!!! i think maybe i mean maybe just a little too dry i kinda slacked a bit due to working like crazy so my stupidity ended in my favorite T's death!! never again will this happen!!!

 

[synyster]

These are very fragile spiders despite their size. Constant 90% humidity and over is a must during it's whole lifetime. Sorry for your loss but I think you found this out the hard way...

 

[Anansis]

From 1 inch to 7 inches in one year. I think I know what killed her. How many times did she molt?

 

[synyster]

From 1 inch to 7 inches in one year. I think I know what killed her. How many times did she molt?

People tend to overestimate their Theraphosa species so I didn't think a big deal of it. But now that it's mentioned, are you sure it grew 6 inches in one year!? Took mine around 4 years for that result...

And also, what did you feed it?

 

[fartkowski]

Yeah, growing that much in a year is a lot.
How often did you feed it?

 

[satch]

These are very fragile spiders despite their size. Constant 90% humidity and over is a must during it's whole lifetime. Sorry for your loss but I think you found this out the hard way...

ya i think so!! But with being so damp will there be any problem with mold??

---------- Post added 08-24-2011 at 09:14 AM ----------

From 1 inch to 7 inches in one year. I think I know what killed her. How many times did she molt?

i just counted the molts unless im missing one i have 5 molts!! Its was about 15 months and i only feed her crickets!! And every week or so id put 5 big crickets in !!

---------- Post added 08-24-2011 at 09:16 AM ----------

People tend to overestimate their Theraphosa species so I didn't think a big deal of it. But now that it's mentioned, are you sure it grew 6 inches in one year!? Took mine around 4 years for that result...

And also, what did you feed it?

i messure legs spread out!! About 7 inch how do u measure?

 

[Anansis]

In my opinion 5 big crickets a week is over feeding. I feed one appropriately sized cricket per week or even two weeks and all mine grow at a steady pace with no unexplained deaths. I think this was your problem.

 

[satch]

In my opinion 5 big crickets a week is over feeding. I feed one appropriately sized cricket per week or even two weeks and all mine grow at a steady pace with no unexplained deaths. I think this was your problem.

I guess its really hard to say seeing i keep getting different opinions now dont get me wrong im not saying your not right or your wrong i dont know thats why i went looking for tips! im definatly learning from my mistake. so what should i feed every 2nd week all my T's??


also ya hit in up the red deer show? im gonna try if im off should be an awsome time!

 

[T Enthusiast]

Ok, trolling aside, I think the two biggest things Satch, to take away from this thread, are next time if you keep this species:

1: Cut back on the feeding a little bit.
2: Keep the humidity higher and more regulated.

Sorry about your loss, but it will only be a serious problem if you try again and don't learn from this experience. Good luck.