Help!!

[Piper Winchester]

I really want to help. But i am a bit worried.

frozen dirt?

i know youre trying your best here. I think you might have skipped steps like letting substrate dry out.

I let it sit overnight before putting it in the enclosure which sat another night before she went in it. I’m not completely incompetent. I just don’t know tarantulas okay so sue me!

Money plays NO role.....expensive isn't better

And I’ve asked a few times already with no answer on how do I make it better. Answer or quit criticizing me.

 

[TheraMygale]

How do I make it better being a single mom with a 1000 a month income in Michigan?

With my own place paying everything alone? My friend brought it over and said merry Christmas. I don’t know anything about her we have been living peacefully with my other animals and she’s been just fine.

i want to help but i dont know where to start now.

Sounds like someone wanted to give you something special but its too much right now.

the thing is its very simple.

the enclosure will be fine if you remove the earth and let it dry.

you said you used frozen earth. You never said you let it rest.

i think i dont have the right neurological skills to assist at this point.

 

[cold blood]

And I’ve asked a few times already with no answer on how do I make it better. Answer or quit criticizing me.

Omg, I'm done....go back and read my helpful post and stop assuming people are being critical.....we are here on our own time, all just trying to help with limited info.

See post #17

 

[Nitroxide]

If you can get either plain black earth as substrate or just a small bag of planation soil (usually from a pet store) and air out the enclosure for now, that would be a good starting point for now. The enclosure itself is much too humid, I'd also be worried about the frozen dirt having something in it (pesticides, etc). Looks like your T may have been molting so leaving it be would be best for now in the enclosure. If you can't get dirt right away, try to at least maybe wipe the condensation off the sides to dry out the enclosure as much as possible - but unfortunately as you already moved him, it's already very stressful on him. Just leaving him be for now would be the best starting point, and once he either molts or gets better you can start making bigger changes to the enclosure. You don't need to spend a whole ton to have a good enclosure set-up.

ETA: Also removing some of the dirt will help bring the humidity down as well, but try to disturb as less as possible.

 

[viper69]

After you read the link that someone provided you w/my post, come back to this thread w/SPECIFIC questions. That plastic container that looks soaked inside will definitely kill the versi.

As someone who lived on 1.47$ a day for a few years (BEFORE my food bill), I had amphibians, and reptiles on that amt of money. And Ts are far less $$$ to maintain.

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

My biggest concern on the container is where the airholes are. Avics need airholes at substrate level and cross ventilation as well as on the top. If the air is stagnant and wet, it won’t make it. You don’t have to buy a fancy container. A 32oz deli cup with holes either drilled in it or melted into it with a soldering iron work fine. The holes need to be smaller than the carapace (where the eyes are, not the abdomen)
I’ve gone to the deli counter and asked for just a container, with no food in it. They looked at me funny, but gave it to me for free.

 

[Wolfram1]

so, from what i gather your friend didn't understand the needs of this animal either or he/she could have helped you set it up well.

the sad part is that this species in particular is very susceptible to husbandry mistakes, especially when it comes to lacking ventilation/air circulation. Add moisture to that mix and it has been the cause of the so called "sudden avicularia death syndrome" (or something like it) for years, until the issue became widely known.
Now most people in the hobby know about it. So your friend either doesn't have any spiders or he/she is really moving in the wrong circles. Otherwise you would have been warned about it.

The sad part is that it may already be too late for it. All you can do is to put it in a well ventilated tub, put a drop of water on its mouth parts in case it is thirsty and hope for the best. If it manages to turn itself over you got a decent chance it will perk back up.

all you need to fix the enclosure is an additional row of ventilation above the substrate and a proper hide. As broad a piece of bark as you can fit inside. Those can be free if you collect them from the forest. Get rid of anything else. A water dish doesnt hurt.

Take care that they will want to build the den at the highest, tightes corner/nook it can. So you will need to angle the the bark in such a way that it picks it over the lid.
Is easier to achieve with some plastic plants to crowd the top and further enclose the space, but it can be done without if you set it up well.

now thats just the basic steps to take right now, if you want to keep it well i suggest you keep reading and ask further questions if you can't find an answer using the search funktion.

edit: and yea less soil and dry soil