She's a chilean rose, 15 yrs old. But looking quite small at the moment. Not herself anyway...
2nd moult in 3 months...
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She's a chilean rose, 15 yrs old. But looking quite small at the moment. Not herself anyway...
If its a G Rosea, NO. G Rosea go A LONG TIME without eating. Search the forum for G Rosea care, some donāt eat for months
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Pics ? How bad are the two legs? They can go pretty long. without food.She's a chilean rose, 15 yrs old. But looking quite small at the moment. Not herself anyway...
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If the water is disappearing very quickly after refilling it, it may be getting wicked out by webbing. Take it out and wash it off to remove any traces of web.
A month post molt for that size Grammostola is only just beginning to enter an eating stage. I typically donāt even attempt to feed adults after a molt until at LEAST a month! And āquite smallā is not a concern tarantulas evolved to need far less food than most people ever allow. Thereās no need to worry about a tarantula not eating.
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Might still need more time to recover
I make sure her bowls are thoroughly washed (use boiled water) and filled again with cooled down boiled water. I cleaned and refilled them on Monday and they're going down noticeably again. How long should her water bowls last when she's not eating? They are going down quicker than before this molt.
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This is just my opinion, but I don't know that the boiling water-cleaning process is really needed. Myself I will just remove the bowl and either rise out with just sink water, or if needed just water and soap, and then refill it with normal water, in my case I use a like brita type filter which we use for ourselves and all our animals but I know a lot of people have use tap water also for many years with out incident. I really think the bioling water is probably a step beyond necessary, but thats just me.
Well summer, warmer, temps will increase the evaporative rate and that could be leading to quicker need to refill the bowls, but if it is very quick that they are emptying this, like I pointed out before, could definitely be a wicking process involved siphoning the water out of the bowl. It only takes one strand of webbing to do this, or some substrate touching the lid and water moving upward through capillary action forces.
Well tarantulas really do not drink all that much water in reality. But, "how long should bowls last?", I really cant say. There are just too many variables and differences in every enviornemnt that would affect this.
I see... sorry, I'm a bit of a novice with this. Hands on experience can usually give better advice than text book. Though I must read up more.
So should I just keep offering her food till she eventually grabs it? Take it away if she doesn't?
I'm in uk. Water quality here can be very iffy these days. Even for us to drink... I'd rather err on the side of caution.
So should I just keep offering her food till she eventually grabs it? Take it away if she doesn't?
I'm in uk. Water quality here can be very iffy these days. Even for us to drink... I'd rather err on the side of caution.
I am delighted to announce I offered my poor girl a cricket an hour ago and she leapt on it! 
an hour later she was at the water bowl and there's very very little left of the cricket... I'm so relieved and happy 
Thank you all again.
Just hope she doesn't try another moult in a couple of months again to right those legs...
an hour later she was at the water bowl and there's very very little left of the cricket... I'm so relieved and happy Thank you all again.
Just hope she doesn't try another moult in a couple of months again to right those legs...
Apologies, but help needed againHi,
I posted early March about my Chilean rose who was stuck in moult. I was advised to turn her over. I did. She completed her moult with 1 front leg missing and the one behind it had the top part in tact, but the (majority) lower part was withered.
She seems to have been fine since.. but she's now moulting again!?
At first I thought she was dying. But on closer inspection I could see loads of legs, that I couldn't figure out, then I saw her abdomen shell on the floor. That scared me a bit, I really thought she was dying, dropping to bits
But now, day 2, I can see clearly her abdomen and back legs are free, there's a bunch of empty legs there, but I can't make out her head...
Should I leave her or help her?
For about a month now she's been extremely restless... I'm worried.
Nothing has changed in her home. She was on the move plot initially, so tried food. She didn't take it or hunt it, so I removed it after 2 days. She was still restless. I waited a few days, tried her again, this time she took the cricket, hurrah... but it's not settled her down. She's still all over the place, never still for long at all. Offer her more food, she didn't want it. She got water.
I'm very worried, I know this isn't normal. Her 1st moult was April last year, then another in July.
She hasn't amputated her withered legs, they don't seem to hinder her. Could she be getting stressed about a moult?
Thank you for any advice you could help me with.
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Pictures of the tarantula?
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Can we see photos of the entire enclosure?Apologies, but help needed again
For about a month now she's been extremely restless... I'm worried.
Nothing has changed in her home. She was on the move plot initially, so tried food. She didn't take it or hunt it, so I removed it after 2 days. She was still restless. I waited a few days, tried her again, this time she took the cricket, hurrah... but it's not settled her down. She's still all over the place, never still for long at all. Offer her more food, she didn't want it. She got water.
I'm very worried, I know this isn't normal. Her 1st moult was April last year, then another in July.
She hasn't amputated her withered legs, they don't seem to hinder her. Could she be getting stressed about a moult?
Thank you for any advice you could help me with.
Yes, I'll do that soon.
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My reason is I think it could be helpful, in my experience issues with behavior are often an environmental issue they are responding to.
But I am curious what exactly you are seeing and alluding to here:
Can you explain in more detail? In some ways the activity reminds me on the āwanderingā uptick activity of mature males searching for a mate.
Just a few other thoughts of disturbances-
Is there any directed airflow coming in to the enclosure? Is the enclosure in the direct path of sunlight in a window? Has there been any exposure to chemicals such as topical fur treatments for cats/dogs/etc for ticks?
Hi, no, no pet treatments or anything chemical around her environment. No draughts. She's always been under the stairs, no direct sunlight etc. Cool unlit place. Never had any problems till last year with her bad moult.
She/he (told a she when my son got her) is just not still for long at all. She used to rarely move much. She must change her position a dozen times a day at least. Facing front then facing back when you look again. Then over the other side, then back under her cave, then at the front... on top of her ramp, for a few mins, back down. And it's all day.
I looked it up and from what I've read this can be dangerous behaviour for a spider? Is that correct?
I'm very worried, can't figure it out. Nothing at all has changed in her environment?
Did the photos upload ok?
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Nope. Is the tarantula tapping the glass? Are the legs super long compared to the rest of the body? Are the pedipalps bulbous?