...my tarantula is on its back

[BC1579]

Admittedly, I didn't.

Also admittedly, I'm at work and browsing the internet so my care levels are phenomenally low.

 

[Garth Vader]

I really hope that the tarantula was free from bother and spray bottles in the face so it could complete its molt sometime during this 14 year period.

 

[BC1579]

Some say it's still molting...

 

[Yorkshire]

Is this the oldest thread ever revived?
@spideywatcher you must be some kind of necromancer or something!

 

[cold blood]

My tarantula went through about a week of the described sequence of not eating, not moving, the bald spot but I couldn't really tell if he was on his back or stomach. Now he is definitely on his back so I thought he might be molting but the posts all talk about a matter of hours. He has been like that all day without moving. Could he still be molting? Is there any movement when they molt?

Read post #10. Your question was answered in 2003

 

[spideywatcher]

Depending on conditions and species...months. Easily. I've heard tell of Ts not eating for upwards of one year, though I think that's probably the far end of the spectrum.

Thank You! I was worried about him not eating or drinking.