Kind of a rookie question, but something I have been pondering as I have never witnessed it.
How exactly does a tarnatula get onto its back/side for a molt?
I would assume they would crawl up the side of their den, and just fall back; but that seems kind of risky for the tarantula.
And how do they get back onto their legs from their backs?
They are soft and from what I have seen lay almost flat/out stretched on the ground/branch once flipped.
So I have seen a few molts/ seen a "drying" tarantula psot molt, but have never witnessed a flip.
Could someone please fill me in.
Also as I never mentioned it, I have a juvi Aphonopelma seemanni; sling Grammostola aureostriata; and a Pterinochilus murinus (orange) that I got as a juvi a year ago. As well, my roommate has a 8 year old Brachypelma smithi, and a mature male Grammostola rosea (very recently matured).
How exactly does a tarnatula get onto its back/side for a molt?
I would assume they would crawl up the side of their den, and just fall back; but that seems kind of risky for the tarantula.
And how do they get back onto their legs from their backs?
They are soft and from what I have seen lay almost flat/out stretched on the ground/branch once flipped.
So I have seen a few molts/ seen a "drying" tarantula psot molt, but have never witnessed a flip.
Could someone please fill me in.
Also as I never mentioned it, I have a juvi Aphonopelma seemanni; sling Grammostola aureostriata; and a Pterinochilus murinus (orange) that I got as a juvi a year ago. As well, my roommate has a 8 year old Brachypelma smithi, and a mature male Grammostola rosea (very recently matured).