Molting or death curl?

[Tarantula Tasha]

Im new to the trantula hobby and havent had my T very long. (Gbb) and i cant tell if this is the start of a molt or if its the start of a death curl. Im hoping it a molt, but i am having a hard time understanding the water requirments for him. Slings need a lot of mosture but im also told gbb dont need as much mosture. There is a water dish but it always empty by the time im over there and the enclosure is damp? What am i doing wrong?
Im sorry my camra isent very good.

 

[Smotzer]

It appear to be standing upright and not molting on its back although they can molt upright.

the water dish may have some strands of webbing in it that are wicking the moisture out, take it out clean it and put it back in.
Chromatoplema cyaneopubescens are not moisture dependent, but slings do not have the outer waxy cuticle layer and usually generally require more moisture in substrate which is why you have gotten seemingly conflicting info, as Chr. cyaneopubescens are kept dry.
Even As a sling I kept mine predominantly dry with a water dish and infrequently over filling the water dish a tad. It looks a little more moist in there just allow it to dry out some, I don’t see anything as necessarily wrong, it’s webbed up in there so it is at least exhibiting standard Chr. cyaneopubescens behavior.
Be patient and enjoy

 

[Eiki]

Not sure if you noticed but you can't tell much from those pictures, they are too blurry. I have a GBB and I had it since it was a sling, I did not really moisturise it's enclosure any more than any other new world terrestrial T and it's been doing well. So I can't say that GBB is particularly moisture intensive, I would keep substrate dry for the most part. Otherwise GBB has been pretty easy to care for, compared to other Ts. Why do you think it's in a death curl? Is it unresponsive with it's legs tugged under it's abdomen?

 

[viper69]

Could be either one or none

In the wild they in very xeric conditions, you should do the same.

 

[8 legged]

I see a spider with 8 legs and a empty water source...

 

[Tarantula Tasha]

I see a spider with 8 legs and a empty water source...

Yes, its empty in the picture but i filled it after.

It appear to be standing upright and not molting on its back although they can molt upright.

the water dish may have some strands of webbing in it that are wicking the moisture out, take it out clean it and put it back in.
Chromatoplema cyaneopubescens are not moisture dependent, but slings do not have the outer waxy cuticle layer and usually generally require more moisture in substrate which is why you have gotten seemingly conflicting info, as Chr. cyaneopubescens are kept dry.
Even As a sling I kept mine predominantly dry with a water dish and infrequently over filling the water dish a tad. It looks a little more moist in there just allow it to dry out some, I don’t see anything as necessarily wrong, it’s webbed up in there so it is at least exhibiting standard Chr. cyaneopubescens behavior.
Be patient and enjoy

So its okay and im probably being massively paranoid, sounds like me. I guess i just wanted the confirmation from someone else who knows this stuff more.

Not sure if you noticed but you can't tell much from those pictures, they are too blurry. I have a GBB and I had it since it was a sling, I did not really moisturise it's enclosure any more than any other new world terrestrial T and it's been doing well. So I can't say that GBB is particularly moisture intensive, I would keep substrate dry for the most part. Otherwise GBB has been pretty easy to care for, compared to other Ts. Why do you think it's in a death curl? Is it unresponsive with it's legs tugged under it's abdomen?

Not unresponsive just that it was very close to its water dish and its legs were pulled closer to his body than ive ever seen them.

 

[Eiki]

Not unresponsive just that it was very close to its water dish and its legs were pulled closer to his body than ive ever seen them.

Ts tend to hang out near the water dish in general. Sometimes it might be a sign that it needs higher humidity, but overall it's normal for them to be near the water dish. I am not sure about the legs, since I can't see what exact position they were in, but again, sometimes they just do that. From what you are describing it doesn't seem like there's any issues with the T. Do make sure there is alaway water in the water dish though, don't let it dry out like in one of your pictures.

 

[Tarantula Tasha]

Maybe I'm panicking again but... my sling stopped eating so I assumed it was gonna molt. A week went by and dropped a cricket in to make sure and it didn't eat. So I removed the cricket and waited. It has a bald spot on it but it hasn't flipped over and it just... I dunno. Is this normal? I'm gonna cry if someone tells me its dying.

 

[Dorifto]

Does she move? That's a pretty weird possition.

 

[Tarantula Tasha]

Does she move? That's a pretty weird possition.

Was the moving in the morning when I got back she was like that. It's morning now and...it looks about the same. Except the abdomen is further to the right side now.

 

[Dorifto]

Can you post a picture? That's weird

 

[Smotzer]

I’m not sure what is going on with it in that position, perhaps it had a bad molt

 

[Tarantula Tasha]

I think she's dead. She feels soft.

 

[YushLeN1]

Death curl from the very beginning. U should have taken him to intensive care,but looks like death anymore