B. auratum molt problem or not...?

[rockcrawler]

B. auratum has been on its back for at least 10 hours straight... The T is not dead. I have seen some movement from the T during the process. I realize this T is in molt, but 10 HOURS with nothing to show for it? I have other T's and I have never had this happen before. Any suggestions or similar happenings?

Thanks,
rockcrawler

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

B. auratum has been on its back for at least 10 hours straight... The T is not dead. I have seen some movement from the T during the process. I realize this T is in molt, but 10 HOURS with nothing to show for it? I have other T's and I have never had this happen before. Any suggestions or similar happenings?

Thanks,
rockcrawler

I have had them last that long. What size is your spider?


Jose

 

[Hobo]

A tarantula can be on its back for hours with no problems; Some of mine stay that way for an entire day before getting started.
It's the physical act of molting (when it's emerging from it's old exo) that needs to go by quick.

 

[rockcrawler]

I have had them last that long. What size is your spider?


Jose

The T is about 1.5".

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A tarantula can be on its back for hours with no problems; Some of mine stay that way for an entire day before getting started.
It's the physical act of molting (when it's emerging from it's old exo) that needs to go by quick.

Thanks! That does make me feel a bit better about the situation.

 

[Biollantefan54]

Not trying to be the bearer of bad news but a T at that size should have probably been done by now...

 

[rockcrawler]

Not trying to be the bearer of bad news but a T at that size should have probably been done by now...

Yea, that's what I was thinking. I have never lost a T. I do not like this feeling! I'm still holding out hope. Thanks

 

[akarikuragi]

Good luck and I hope all goes well. :S

 

[Beary Strange]

Yea, that's what I was thinking. I have never lost a T. I do not like this feeling! I'm still holding out hope. Thanks

Just resist the urge to mess with him. All you can really do is wait and see, hopefully he'll make it.

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

The T is about 1.5".

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Thanks! That does make me feel a bit better about the situation.

At 1.5" flipped on its back for a molt, that spider is a goner. Sorry to put it this way but that is just way to long.


Jose

 

[rockcrawler]

At 1.5" flipped on its back for a molt, that spider is a goner. Sorry to put it this way but that is just way to long.


Jose

Any ideas what can cause this?

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

Any ideas what can cause this?

Back in 1989 when I first got into the hobby I learn the hard way by my own experience, I had to rely on myself and books to figure out why my slings where dying this way. In my opinion the lack of humidity. Even though your spider is a drier species and being as small as it was it needed humidity to order to get out of their old body. By not having enough humidity it got stuck in its old body and eventually took its last breath when it was trying to molt. This is what I think happen to your spider.
On the drier species I still keep mine a little humid until they reach at least 4" inches and even than you can still come into some issues, by not providing enough humidity when the tarantula is about to molt. So always keep your spiders humid at 1.5" and hydrated. Truly sorry for your loss, love that species.


Jose

 

[fyic]

ya at that size shouldn't take that long.......at this point why not try and mist it up and just see what happens