jalapenopizza
Arachnopeon
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- Oct 15, 2020
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I got this A. Geniculata as a sling in June and it was in perfect health. It has molted 3 times since then without any issue, eats before/after, but now she seems to have just suddenly died. She just completed her third molt at the beginning of October and refused food (understandable) so I left her alone for about a week (but checking in every day to make sure she’s still active). She was fine up until yesterday where I noticed she was somewhat sprawled sideways across the green leaf shown in the picture and did not respond to being touched at all. I assumed she died and tried to gently take her out of her position and her legs curled up over her head. It wasn’t an instant motion, more like an elastic type reaction of them just slowly moving over her head? I’ve left her alone besides some light watering until this morning where she is again unresponsive to touch and I do not see any signs of molting.
-Her abdomen is not shriveled or even missing hair
-She was moving around a few days ago and looked ‘hungry’
I just lost a 12 year old tarantula in May so I know this doesn’t look like that death curl, but this has me worrying. Can they die upright like this? Or did I kill her by moving her
-Her abdomen is not shriveled or even missing hair
-She was moving around a few days ago and looked ‘hungry’
I just lost a 12 year old tarantula in May so I know this doesn’t look like that death curl, but this has me worrying. Can they die upright like this? Or did I kill her by moving her