Do wolf spiders do the "death curl" before moulting?

[Angelala]

I have a young, seemingly energetic and healthy Trochosa sling who out of nowhere started doing the death curl, i think.

It's dead (yet?) but it's not very responsive. I'm wondering: do wolf spiders exhibit this behaviour (death curl) before a molt like t's?

Anyone with knowledge about this / experience raising Wolf spiders that could answer or point to more info somewhere I'd greatly appreciate it.

 

[MetalMan2004]

Well tarantulas don’t death curl before a molt. A picture is worth a thousand words in a case like this...

 

[WildSpider]

I have a young, seemingly energetic and healthy Trochosa sling who out of nowhere started doing the death curl, i think.

It's dead (yet?) but it's not very responsive. I'm wondering: do wolf spiders exhibit this behaviour (death curl) before a molt like t's?

Anyone with knowledge about this / experience raising Wolf spiders that could answer or point to more info somewhere I'd greatly appreciate it.

I have only raised Pardosa sp. but usually water helps the death curl when I've had that problem in mine. You could try to get it to drink some water out of a water dish (bottle cap) and see if that helps. For wolf spiders, I've found providing a water dish to be very helpful in keeping them hydrated.

Well tarantulas don’t death curl before a molt. A picture is worth a thousand words in a case like this...

I agree. A couple pics would be helpful. If you could get a shot of the spider right now and then also a shot of the enclosure, that would be helpful.

Hope your wolf pulls through for you.

 

[MintyWood826]

A death curl is never normal or healthy.

Like has been said, try to get it to drink water and post pictures. Good luck!