FLAT TO FAT IN 1 HOUR-IS SHE GRAVID!?

[tarantulas118]

My little female gramphodorhina portentosa has been so weak lately and I just didn’t get it, I gave it water and it drank for a long time, well that was yesterday, today I took it out to see if it was less weak and nope, still the same as yesterday. And super flat. Well, just now I noticed her come out and, WTF JUST HAPPENED!!!!! SHE IS SUPER BIG NOW!!!! this was taken an hour ago


AND THIS IS HER JUST AN HOUR LATER!!!!!

is she laying eggs in her ootheca!? Someone please answer

 

[Poonjab]

Just gas

 

[tarantulas118]

Uhhhhhhh………

why does she look like that!?!?!?!?

 

[Poonjab]

It’s getting ready to turn into a butterfly. Completely normal

 

[Hisserdude]

She's molting. So, not gravid, she wasn't even an adult yet. Be sure not to touch or bother her during this time, or she may get stuck in her skin and fail to molt properly (resulting in death).

 

[The Snark]

...y.

 

[tarantulas118]

question, how long does it take to molt it’s been in this position for hours since last night

 

[tarantulas118]

Update, still in the same position although I accidently bumped into the container and saw her move a bit so she’s not dead

 

[Hisserdude]

It's only supposed to take maybe 15 minutes at the most to actually shed the skin, then a few hours to darken up. If she hasn't shed her skin yet then I'm sorry to say she got stuck mid-molt, unfortunately this means she will die. This can happen if the hisser is disturbed or stress right before the mold, if the hisser is dehydrated, or just randomly as a fluke.

 

[tarantulas118]

It's only supposed to take maybe 15 minutes at the most to actually shed the skin, then a few hours to darken up. If she hasn't shed her skin yet then I'm sorry to say she got stuck mid-molt, unfortunately this means she will die. This can happen if the hisser is disturbed or stress right before the mold, if the hisser is dehydrated, or just randomly as a fluke.

WHAT! Thats my third pet This year! I think I might’ve distur Ed her right before the molt, dang it now I feel really bad.

 

[tarantulas118]

SHE IS STILL MOVING! Is there any way for me to help it molt!?

 

[Hisserdude]

SHE IS STILL MOVING! Is there any way for me to help it molt!?

Unfortunately not man, I'm sorry... She's stuck in her skin, and any attempts to remove her from it will result in her death. By now, her new skin underneath has probably hardened and would be horribly malformed. At this point, the most humane option would probably be to freezer her.