Pokezilla1231
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Just leave it be thats the best thing you can do for it now
eh, at worst they lose a leg.Also replace lid. Mesh lids can trap a Ts tarsi and they can die.
Now she is sticking up on the walls, i just dont know whats going on and i am freaked out.Update: A.avicularia is up and running around, but she keeps trying to climb and keeps falling because she can't stick to the glass anymore, why can't she stick to the glass??
Where did OP say it was "floating"? Did I miss something? I believe what OP said was that the spider was in the water dish - not that it was necessarily in water - which is why I asked how much water, if any, was in the dish. As I said above, my B. albopilosum has molted in her water dish before - but she also fills said dish with substrate, so floating is a non-issue.Its floating in the water dish on its back...even if it is molting, it needs to be removed from the water pronto.
As the book lungs are on top, it should be alive.
Avicularia are arboreal, they are most comfortable high off the ground. she may be in premolt if shes having trouble climbing, once she molts she'll be able to climb well again. really look into remodeling that cage though, a hide should always be provided.Now she is sticking up on the walls, i just dont know whats going on and i am freaked out.
@chandaShe just moved so she isnt dead. There is some water in there.
As they progress in pre-molt, losing grip is pretty common.Update: A.avicularia is up and running around, but she keeps trying to climb and keeps falling because she can't stick to the glass anymore, why can't she stick to the glass??
True, but that alone is reason enough.eh, at worst they lose a leg.
Yep, definitely reading TKG... Arboreals were never Stan's strength.I think your book is the Tarantula Keepers Guide. While the info on anatomy is accurate, the rest of the book is quite outdated.
I'll post some specific links in a minute on how to care for an Avicularia species and the G.rosea.
Avicularia:
http://arachnoboards.com/threads/avicularia-husbandry.282549/#post-2461399
G.rosea/porteri:
http://arachnoboards.com/threads/ch...w-to-really-take-care-of-your-g-rosea.226727/
I know that was 3 years ago but it could have been the habitat was to dry with no humidity Tarantula's need humidity to molt properly. She should spritz everything in the enclosure, except the tarantula, put a towel or plexy covering over three quarters of the lid to increase humidity, and maybe turn down the heat a littleI haven't moved her in case she is molting, i opened the door once but only for a second. She seemed fine yesterday and i put a cricket in there the other day and its gone now. She is upside down in the water bowl, very still. I fear i may have murdered her. I only have one other T, a G. rosea and she molted regularly. I dont know when my A. avicularia went into the bowl, I've only ever seen her go on the floor a couple of times. Is this normal? Have I murdered her? The back legs are all curled toward the top of her body. I love her I'm so sad.
*grabs popcorn*I know that was 3 years ago but it could have been the habitat was to dry with no humidity Tarantula's need humidity to molt properly. She should spritz everything in the enclosure, except the tarantula, put a towel or plexy covering over three quarters of the lid to increase humidity, and maybe turn down the heat a little
Don't feed the trolls.*grabs popcorn*
That's what I thought. Gotta have just come out from under the bridge.Don't feed the trolls.
icu for what?I dont think she is molting because she climbed out of the water dish and is on her side now. We are preparing an ICU for her right now.
Post is 3 years old, man.icu for what?