Pink toe tarantula questions

[lmurphy760]

Hi guys! Recently got my first pink toe tarantula. Or any tarantula for that matter. He made a molting mat roughly 1 month after getting him and 6-7 weeks later he FINALLY molted!!!!! ( I'm assuming it's a he but I have no clue) it's been 11 days now and he's still curled up in the same corner he's been in since molting. I know he's alive because I've seen him slightly move a couple times. Is this normal? How long is normal? I know google says 7-10 days so I'm getting a little concerned. Also how long should I wait after molting to offer food? Attaching Pic of my little Harry and his molt as well as a pic of his enclosure.

 

[Cmac2111]

Looks dead (death curl), - setup is completely wrong for an arboreal tarantula and likely contributed to its demise/caused it, read the post from @viper69 in the 1st linked thread and then go through the second for more info on avic care. You should have studied the husbandry for this (or any) tarantula well in advance of actually getting it.

Avicularia Husbandry? | Arachnoboards
Avicularia care | Arachnoboards

 

[Mustafa67]

Hi guys! Recently got my first pink toe tarantula. Or any tarantula for that matter. He made a molting mat roughly 1 month after getting him and 6-7 weeks later he FINALLY molted!!!!! ( I'm assuming it's a he but I have no clue) it's been 11 days now and he's still curled up in the same corner he's been in since molting. I know he's alive because I've seen him slightly move a couple times. Is this normal? How long is normal? I know google says 7-10 days so I'm getting a little concerned. Also how long should I wait after molting to offer food? Attaching Pic of my little Harry and his molt as well as a pic of his enclosure.

That enclosure is NOT suitable for a “pink toe” tarantula. Avics/Caribenas should have an aboreal set up not terrestrial. You also don’t need that hydrometer and that enclosure is FAR too big for your T.

Check out @viper69 ’s avic guide linked above. It’s the best resource for Avics. I also recommend the tarantula beginners guide:

Tarantula Information for Beginners (and More)

Below are some helpful resources. (Rather than having half a dozen or more pinned threads, which clutter the top of the board, we are pinning this index.) While the focus is on beginners, there are other threads on health and more advanced species that may be useful to more experienced keepers...

arachnoboards.com

Next time research BEFORE getting the T.

 

[lmurphy760]

Looks dead (death curl), - setup is completely wrong for an arboreal tarantula and likely contributed to its demise/caused it, read the post from @viper69 in the 1st linked thread and then go through the second for more info on avic care. You should have studied the husbandry for this (or any) tarantula well in advance of actually getting it.

Avicularia Husbandry? | Arachnoboards
Avicularia care | Arachnoboards

U think?!?!? NOOOOOO I've blown on him once or twice since it's been over 10 days already and low key he's really not moving.... I did EXTREMELY lightly graze one of his legs and he moved. Barely..... So what do I do..... just let him die I don't understand why this is happening.... he ate a crap load b4 molting I've read all kinds of stuff. I know now it's not the ideal set up but once I found that out he already built his molting mat and there was no going back.... Also I'll see if I can get a pic but his molting mat has a hole at the bottom because I had to get a meal worm turned meal beetle out b4 he molted and when I came in he was clearly just finishing molting and looked like he'd slid down the web and fell out the bottom. I'd say maybe an inch fall. Ever since then he's really been very inactive. Hoping he was healing... not sure what to do now

 

[fcat]

Put him a water dish ASAP so his mouth parts are submerged

 

[viper69]

A terrestrial setup- wrong

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Rip , definitely wrong set up. It probably wandered and died of dehydration.

 

[A guy]

It's dead.

 

[darkness975]

U think?!?!? NOOOOOO I've blown on him once or twice since it's been over 10 days already and low key he's really not moving.... I did EXTREMELY lightly graze one of his legs and he moved. Barely..... So what do I do..... just let him die I don't understand why this is happening.... he ate a crap load b4 molting I've read all kinds of stuff. I know now it's not the ideal set up but once I found that out he already built his molting mat and there was no going back.... Also I'll see if I can get a pic but his molting mat has a hole at the bottom because I had to get a meal worm turned meal beetle out b4 he molted and when I came in he was clearly just finishing molting and looked like he'd slid down the web and fell out the bottom. I'd say maybe an inch fall. Ever since then he's really been very inactive. Hoping he was healing... not sure what to do now

Sorry to say it appears that it has died.

Dehydration likely contributed to its demise.

If you try another one definitely check out the linked thread above that was posted by @viper69

It is an invaluable resource.

Sorry for your loss.

 

[bassfiend138]

That’s a pretty standard web for avics. Not so much a molting mat. That’s more of a terrestrial thing. You spent a ton of money on that enclosure. This is a standard avic enclosure I use. 20$ on sale 8x8x12” zoomed. Maybe 5$ worth of substrate and 10$ in cork bark. Keep substrate dry, big water dish, over flow water dish every once in awhile. Lots of foliage. It’s an arboreal tarantula. Needs height not width. Please research or ask here. No need for temp gauges as room temp is suffice.

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

If he’s moving at all, flip him over and put a drop of water on his mouthparts. That’s really all you can do. If he drinks it (will be very slowly), do another.

 

[Brewser]

No News by OP is Bad News,
Sad Situation all the way around.
Rest In Peace Pinky.
Sorry for your loss Imurphy760

 

[Matt Man]

it's weird because in one of the pics there appears to be a T in the web funnel. Hoping there is and what is below is just the old exoskeleton.
Fingers crossed it molted, otherwise what is that T shaped object in the webbing?

 

[Wolfram1]

looks to be the molt in the webbing and the spider curled dead underneath, no?

 

[Nitroxide]

I see that as well - molt in the web and completely death curled T at the bottom. So unfortunate, wish we had an update but I doubt it would be a good one..