Alexw
Arachnopeon
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- Feb 20, 2017
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My first and only tarantula, a pink toe (A. avicularia) stopped eating a little less than a month ago, soon after I got him. I thought it might have been nematodes and posted about it here: http://arachnoboards.com/threads/wo...ria-not-eating-nematodes.292956/#post-2611043
Since then, I decided it wasn't nematodes and the T was just in a long pre-molt. He definitely lost the ability to walk on the smooth surfaces of the enclosure. In the last three days he has slowed WAY down and stayed near the bottom of the enclosure. I saw him drinking out the water bowl yesterday. Today I found him hanging by one leg on the cork bark and motionless, and 30 min later, he is upside down and motionless on the substrate. I suspect he just fell a few centimeters from where he was hanging.
Does this look like a normal molting position or a death curl? :'(
I've tried feeding him every week. I mist the enclosure every day and it always has a full water dish. The top is entirely ventilated and the there is a small amount of cross ventilation.
Since he hasn't eaten for so long I was afraid this might not end well...
Since then, I decided it wasn't nematodes and the T was just in a long pre-molt. He definitely lost the ability to walk on the smooth surfaces of the enclosure. In the last three days he has slowed WAY down and stayed near the bottom of the enclosure. I saw him drinking out the water bowl yesterday. Today I found him hanging by one leg on the cork bark and motionless, and 30 min later, he is upside down and motionless on the substrate. I suspect he just fell a few centimeters from where he was hanging.
Does this look like a normal molting position or a death curl? :'(
I've tried feeding him every week. I mist the enclosure every day and it always has a full water dish. The top is entirely ventilated and the there is a small amount of cross ventilation.
Since he hasn't eaten for so long I was afraid this might not end well...