First time watching molt

Dean W

Arachnosquire
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Ok, my Rosea has molted 4 times, this is the third while she was in my care, however i was never around to see it, so i cant recognize a bad molt when i see one. I dont know when this one started, sometime last night or early this morning, but shes on her back, liek she should be, but she sees to be just lying there. No movement or anything, is this a bad sign?
 
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Sean

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Nope its normal, T's almost never die on there backs, Molts sometimes take along time i heard someone say they had a T take 2 days to molt, the longest any of my T's took was somewhere around 8 hours
 

manville

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no that is not a bad sign dont worry about it..i was worried last time because it wasnt moving at all..but no worries sit back and relax.
 

Lostkat

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Most of the moult is spent with the T lying motionless on it's back. The actual shedding takes no time. You'll go off to make a cuppa or something, and by the time you get back she'll suddenly be halfway out :)
 
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