Help Please: Death Curl?

[xAxeL]

Is this a death curl?! I saw this earlier and I touched her and she moved around the entire ko sure but then sat and went back into this position... please tell me this isn’t a death curl!

 

[DomGom TheFather]

provide water, now!

 

[xAxeL]

Is this a death curl?! I saw this earlier and I touched her and she moved around the entire ko sure but then sat and went back into this position... please tell me this isn’t a death curl!

provide water, now!

not exactly sure how to bcuz she is barely moving right now... I picked her up and put her in a wet patch of soil will that be enough?

 

[DomGom TheFather]

not exactly sure how to bcuz she is barely moving right now... I picked her up and put her in a wet patch of soil will that be enough?

Fill a bottle cap and put her face right in it.
You can try flipping her upside down and putting a drop at a time directly on the mouth.

 

[RoachCoach]

I forget who said it but it was recently. "Does it smell?"
It looks like it is trying to molt in a restricted environment.
I don't think I've ever seen a dead spider right side up without mechanical conversion to death.
Like others have said. It is probably molting in a terrible position out of desperation. GBB don't req a lot of humidity to molt but they do need to have free access to water to push the fluid in the interstitial spaces to shed the old molt. Requiring active fluids is pretty big for them. Some other T's can just grab water from the humidity. Not GBBs so much.

 

[Poonjab]

I forget who said it but it was recently. "Does it smell?"
It looks like it is trying to molt in a restricted environment.
I don't think I've ever seen a dead spider right side up without mechanical conversion to death.
Like others have said. It is probably molting in a terrible position out of desperation. GBB don't req a lot of humidity to molt but they do need to have free access to water to push the fluid in the interstitial spaces to shed the old molt. Requiring active fluids is pretty big for them. Some other T's can just grab water from the humidity. Not GBBs so much.

Not to completely disagree with you here homie, but that thing is not molting. That’s a death curl if I’ve ever seen one.

 

[RoachCoach]

Your alert when I'm sorting the recluse slings I almost h

Not to completely disagree with you here homie, but that thing is not molting. That’s a death curl if I’ve ever seen one.

Your alert when I'm sorting the recluse slings I almost had to change my boxers. Almost. They have another week.

 

[Poonjab]

Your alert when I'm sorting the recluse slings I almost h

Your alert when I'm sorting the recluse slings I almost had to change my boxers. Almost. They have another week.

Don’t worry brother, I just filled mine. I’m going to blame it on my gf’s dog.

 

[RoachCoach]

Don’t worry brother, I just filled mine. I’m going to blame it on my gf’s dog.

No worries. It's all good. Just wish they weren't as fast as slings as the full adults.

 

[darkness975]

Not sure why this thread ended up talking about Loxosceles but you need to attempt to administer water ASAP @xAxeL

If it is still alive there is a very small chance of recovery.

But it is so far gone it's remote.

 

[xAxeL]

Not sure why this thread ended up talking about Loxosceles but you need to attempt to administer water ASAP @xAxeL

If it is still alive there is a very small chance of recovery.

But it is so far gone it's remote.

Thx I tried. But I think when she moved after I touched her she must’ve depleted all her energy at that point because I’ve had very little response from her so far.. I will know for sure today when I get home from work. I’m so bummed about this.. I’ve had her since 2015 from a 1/2” sling

winter in New York and I put her enclosure in a warm corner... went on vacation and I believe the heat must’ve dried out the water extremely fast.

 

[Matt Man]

keep us posted, moisten the web. Get water to her anyway you can. Warm, dry artificial winter heat is the worst. Water needs to be monitored daily. Fingers crossed

 

[Transrights]

Good luck, hope the little one pulls through.

 

[cold blood]

not exactly sure how to bcuz she is barely moving right now... I picked her up and put her in a wet patch of soil will that be enough?

It was on webbing...webbing holds water...just put a few droplets on the webbing...GBBs couldn't be easier to provide water to with all their webbing.

 

[Matt Man]

that was my thought, moisten the web. You could run droplets between her legs that would run to her mouth

 

[8 legged]

Even if some now stone me ... You have nothing to lose, you can take the spider out and put it in a damp ICU...

 

[xAxeL]

She didn’t make it guys

My M.Balfouri basically went through the same conditions but she’s perfectly fine eating and moving around just fine... the gbb is a little more sensitive I guess.

 

[SpiderLadyLyle]

I'm very sorry for your loss. As others have said, the winter can be harsh on spiders because the artificial heat dries them out so much faster.

 

[xAxeL]

I'm very sorry for your loss. As others have said, the winter can be harsh on spiders because the artificial heat dries them out so much faster.

Thank you I appreciate it honestly.

 

[DomGom TheFather]

She didn’t make it guys

Sorry. I was really rooting for ya.