That's actually very interesting, I haven't seen a tarantula lay a molting mat that far in advance. Even a few days in advanced is rare in my experience. No matter, honestly, just be prepared for it. It may get cold, but a heat mat is never the answer. It is a tarantula's instinct to burrow down when they're hot... hopefully you see the issue with that. Lose the heat mat.
That's why I assumed he maybe just did it for no reason? I have been expecting a molt, but he has never gotten on his back. But I'll take care as if he's in pre-molt. The heating mat is only like, 4x4 inches and so I just thought that when I turned off my heating that it'd be good for five minutes to warm something up. But I'll remove it.
Replace it still.
It says you are in Georgia? How far underground is the cave you reside in?? Is this massive heat wave somehow completely missing Georgia?? Or do you just have a nuclear powered air conditioner that doesn't have an off switch?
Heat mats are a dangerous, bad way to add heat...that said, you have one of, if not the most resilient species around...they can handle night temps into the 50's and deal with colder than that in their native range.
If he is from America Georgia, he is insane, even in my basement it doesnt get below 80, even at night. This heat wave is insane, I see dead lizards and small mammals that didnt get out of the sun in time.
I have just looked up this thread because I've just brought a P.Regalis and one side of its legs are curled the others are moving but it is weak (its now in ICU) its only a juvi. I never thought you could get a partial death curl bit this has proved mr wrong..
but yeah I'm stumped and hope it pulls through
Has it molted yet? That kind of looks like the webbing my male LP produces when he builds his sperm webs.
What you describe is typical grooming..id get it out of the icu asap.I have just looked up this thread because I've just brought a P.Regalis and one side of its legs are curled the others are moving but it is weak (its now in ICU) its only a juvi. I never thought you could get a partial death curl bit this has proved mr wrong..
This message is not a dig btw, its just an FYI message
Man, I sure hope his T HAS molted by now. This thread is almost a year old.
Maybe not, if it was a MM building sperm websMan, I sure hope his T HAS molted by now. This thread is almost a year old.
Maybe not, if it was a MM building sperm webs
You make a valid point, my friend.
Those blasted half-deathcurls. Not too long ago, I had the same question, haha! http://arachnoboards.com/threads/should-i-be-worried-half-death-curl.288690/