Rosehair death curl, burrowing, or molting??

[ArizonaT]

oh this is so sad. I'm sorry if she's passed or is dying. I hope, if she does die, that you will try again, maybe with a little bit more suitable enclosure. There are a few things you can do differently to prevent this type of thing happening again.

1. a 10 gallon aquarium is good for a G. rosea, personally, I prefer 5 for them. They are not very large spiders and don't need that much space. That being said, a bigger enclosure, in my opinion, doesn't hurt if that's your preference. There are those on the boards that disagree, but that's a discussion for a different thread. and there have been many....
2. For terrestrial tarantulas, the recommended distance from the lowest point of your substrate to the top of the enclosure is 2 times the DLS of your spider. So for a 3 inch tarantula, the distance from substrate to top should be no more then 6 inches. This will ensure that, should she decide to traipse across the top of the enclosure upside down hanging from the top, (mine do this on occasion) a fall will not result in fatal injury.
3. as discussed, clear clean water should always be available in the enclosure.

your feeding schedule is perfect. I didn't realize you'd had her this long. If I sounded, or sound, condescending or "talking down" please don't take it that way, i'm not meaning to be.

finally, I hope you will try another spider. With that enclosure, maybe you'd like to try an Avicularia species. They are right at home in enclosures like that, although that one is kind of big for any spider.

keep us posted on what happens with your girl. I really hope she's just molting. 4 hours isn't a long time to be on her back like that. molting is a long and exhausting process as you know.

This is SUCH great info! I really, really appreciate it. I'll be copy and pasting this into a file on my desktop for future reference. Thanks again for all your kind words <3