Tarantula is on its back

[tupacalypse]

So my juvie G. Pulchra i found him on his back earlier today. I left the city for two days and the temperature dropped as low as 60f (15c) and I did some homework and it shouldnt be a huge problem. I did not poke or mess with him at all but i lightly blew some wind on him and he was still moving his legs. I turned on the heating pad slowly to bring up the temperature what else can i do? thanks!

 

[Spoodfood]

Nothing. Don’t bother it at all or move the enclosure, it’s molting.

 

[aviva]

Hi, I'm guessing you will get asked for photos and/or told to just wait

 

[Spoodfood]

Hi, I'm guessing you will get asked for photos and/or told to just wait

That’s the only thing you can do if a tarantula is molting. You risk harming it if you bother it.

 

[moricollins]

what else can i do?

What you should do is read this thread:

https://arachnoboards.com/threads/tarantula-information-for-beginners-and-more.318718/

 

[viper69]

So my juvie G. Pulchra i found him on his back earlier today. I left the city for two days and the temperature dropped as low as 60f (15c) and I did some homework and it shouldnt be a huge problem. I did not poke or mess with him at all but i lightly blew some wind on him and he was still moving his legs. I turned on the heating pad slowly to bring up the temperature what else can i do? thanks!

Do you know what the T is doing at all? It sounds like you have no idea as it’s not a problem at all, not huge nor small.

a bit confused on what you know.

where is your heat mat located?

 

[tupacalypse]

Do you know what the T is doing at all? It sounds like you have no idea as it’s not a problem at all, not huge nor small.

a bit confused on what you know.

where is your heat mat located?

it is on the side of the cage at the moment, i know if they are on their back it is usually molting but i was just a bit worried about the temperature dropping from 28 to 15 in a matter of two days.

 

[Edan bandoot]

it is on the side of the cage at the moment, i know if they are on their back it is usually molting but i was just a bit worried about the temperature dropping from 28 to 15 in a matter of two days.

Ya I'd keep it above 18, growth slows down quite a bit at colder temps ime

 

[fat axolotl ssssss]

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[Dorifto]

Still on his back?

You didn't provide to much info about how you are keeping it. That's why we ask a photograph, a simple photo could tell us a lot of things that people forgets to comment. It could show us from a dehydration issue from a death curl to an inproper setup.

That temp is not a problem unless it's keeped that way for long periods. So slowly increase the temp. If you are heating an enclosure without supplying a bit moisture to it, you could en with a very dry enclosure, thing that it's bad for their molting process.