GBB long molt. Help!

[Arachnophobphile]

Yes, any suggestions or tips or anything would be very much appreciated. Am I able to use flour or superglue or anything? I can had feed her, whatever I have to. Is it possible to superglue and have her molt through it later on?

No, do not use super glue. The only thing proven to work and not harmful to a tarantula is cornstarch.

I really have no answers as I never seen a case this severe before. You can try the cornstarch and cross your fingers but I don't know.

Could you take more photos from different angles? Just the one photo makes it appear as non-fixable which is why I suggested euthanization.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Yes, any suggestions or tips or anything would be very much appreciated. Am I able to use flour or superglue or anything? I can had feed her, whatever I have to. Is it possible to superglue and have her molt through it later on?

Cornstarch only never use super glue.

Could you take more photos from different angles? Just one pic makes it appear it's a lost cause. Maybe from all angles can better assess the damage. If it's beyond reappear euthanizing will be the most humane thing to do instead of letting it die slowly.

Either way more photos please

 

[ladyratri]

No, do not use super glue. The only thing proven to work and not harmful to a tarantula is cornstarch.

I really have no answers as I never seen a case this severe before. You can try the cornstarch and cross your fingers but I don't know.

Could you take more photos from different angles? Just the one photo makes it appear as non-fixable which is why I suggested euthanization.

My understanding is that cornstarch will help specifically when there is a wound where the tarantula is losing hemolymph, as they are not able to clot the way mammal blood will clot to close a cut. Cornstarch will help seal the cut shut to stop fluid loss. If there isn't that type of wound visible, I'm not sure applying cornstarch will do anything.

I don't see what looks like any leaking hemolymph in the photo? Maybe I'm missing some specific detail but all I could get from the photo was kinda-stretched-pedicel.

That said, there's...not really much you can do in general beyond making sure the T can stay hydrated.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

My understanding is that cornstarch will help specifically when there is a wound where the tarantula is losing hemolymph, as they are not able to clot the way mammal blood will clot to close a cut. Cornstarch will help seal the cut shut to stop fluid loss. If there isn't that type of wound visible, I'm not sure applying cornstarch will do anything.

I don't see what looks like any leaking hemolymph in the photo? Maybe I'm missing some specific detail but all I could get from the photo was kinda-stretched-pedicel.

That said, there's...not really much you can do in general beyond making sure the T can stay hydrated.

The pedicel appears completely gone. I hope to get more photos from different angles. Might just be my old eyeballs seeing it that way too.

 

[CarnageF]

I work overnights and just left to get cornstarch just in case, im about to be home and will provide more pictures

Its really hard to get different angles without moving her around too much. I'm afraid I'm going to make it tear more trying to get more pictures. Should I just apply the corn starch and hope for the best?

 

[WolfieKate]

Hello Ive not been involved in this thread but I am up at all hours. CarnageF I would leave your Tarantula alone now as it’s just stressful and probably painful. If it was hurt from a fall theres not much you can do. I would leave some water or damp moss nearby. maybe apply some cornstarch if there’s a visible wound but then leave it alone. If its dying its best to keep it dark until your sure it’s gone. I think I would just leave it be somewhere quiet.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

I work overnights and just left to get cornstarch just in case, im about to be home and will provide more pictures

Its really hard to get different angles without moving her around too much. I'm afraid I'm going to make it tear more trying to get more pictures. Should I just apply the corn starch and hope for the best?

That's a better angle
It's not too far off what happened to my mature female back in January. However mine was from molting and I'm going off what you said that yours didn't molt yet.

Best course is leave it be for now. Do you have a waterdish in the enclosure? You might want to put it's mouth part over a shallow waterdish.

Might as well cover this part too, could you take photos of the entire enclosure? Also what husbandry did you provide for your gbb?

Just going down the list

 

[NMTs]

Hydration and rest would be my suggestions now, as well. It's hard to be sure from these pics, but I think I've seen T's look like that when they're extremely exhausted - so tired they can't hold the abdomen up the way they normally do so it looks like it's about to fall off. I'm not sure there's actually an injury at all, it may just be exhausted from being on it's back for so long. Water and a dark, quiet place for a couple days may do some good. Hopefully. Keep us updated, please!

Good luck to you both.

 

[Sauga Bound]

I flipped her over and she looks to be in pain. To me her abdomen looks somewhat separated from her carapace

Oh no! I don't know enough to say if she's going to be okay or not, but I feel terrible. It takes so much time and care to get a T to that size and maturity and it can all be ruined every time they molt. I'd be hurting pretty bad if that was my GBB.

Good luck to you both, indeed. Please let us know how things turn out.

 

[G. pulchra]

Don't touch her, don't touch the enclosure and keep the lights off of her.

Not uncommon for a NW female tarantula at that size take an incredible amount of time to molt. Tarantulas do not naturally die on their back.

My mature female T. vagans took over 24 hours on her back before she decided to begin the molt process. The molt process then took many hours to complete.

For now leave her be and keep foot traffic around her enclosure to zero.

This is spot on, the mistake almost every novice keeper makes is to touch and or try to move a T when it's molting. Prepare early when you see the pre-molt phase and make sure humidity is correct (I personally elevate the humidity at these times), and leave them alone.

 

[Dorifto]

Best advice and already given, leave her alone and provide some moisture source.