Tarantula not moving or responding is he dead?

[Something strange]

 

[Ic4ru577]

Not curled, so still alive. Daydreaming maybe?

 

[Something strange]

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I should also add he has been like this for 3 days

 

[Dorifto]

Looks fine, they can stay this way for long time (weeks) that's why they are called pet rocks. If you have really big concerns that something is wrong, poke it with a soft and long brush.

Can you post a image of your enclosure to check if everything is correct? For example I'd remove the loose coco fibers that you can see in the photographs, and I'd compact the substrate too.

 

[Ic4ru577]

The trick of keeping Ts is having multiple. That will help to alleviate boredom.

 

[Vanessa]

Take a soft paint brush and very gently touch his back leg or the back of his abdomen where the spinnerets are. Be prepared for him to bolt forward a bit, or turn on the brush.

 

[EvilTrailMix]

Does he respond to touch? Tarantulas are masters at holding still. More than once, I've seen one of my spiders standing with one leg raised up in the air, gone to work, come home 9 hours later, and found them standing in the exact same position. They're funny like that.

 

[EpicEpic]

If it doesn't respond to any physical touch, and you can turn it over without any movement....then it's safe to say it is indeed dead.

Not all spiders die in death curls.

If its just in its tank sitting still....then no reason to assume anything is wrong....especially for an adult G. pulchripes

 

[jaw6053]

Any update ? You can use a straw too if you don't have any small brushes on hand

 

[DaveM]

Also, it looks like your spider is covered with small water droplets. Don't mist the spider. Tap it as people have suggested, and let us know what happens ASAP! You owe us an update.

 

[moricollins]

You owe us an update.

Dave, rarely do I disagree with you but the OP doesn't OWE us anything. Would it be nice, and respectful for them to provide an update? Yes.
But they don't owe us an update any more than we owe them answers if they post a question.

Just my two cents, Canadian, so 1.5 cents USD.

 

[EpicEpic]

Dave, rarely do I disagree with you but the OP doesn't OWE us anything. Would it be nice, and respectful for them to provide an update? Yes.
But they don't owe us an update any more than we owe them answers if they post a question.

Just my two cents, Canadian, so 1.5 cents USD.

I like you both so I'll post my 1.5 canadien cents as well....

No. This is the internet, and favors clearly don't need to be reciprocated!

But when you ask for help and get it, I think the right thing to do would give a quick update to a bunch of people who helped you and are starving for the outcome.

Ofcourse, OP could be in mourning, If things went sour, so maybe they'll come around in a couple days.

So NO, not owed anything but YES, clearly right thing to do for people that helped you and got emotionally involved in the midst.

 

[DaveM]

Dave, rarely do I disagree with you but the OP doesn't OWE us anything. Would it be nice, and respectful for them to provide an update? Yes.

No. This is the internet, and favors clearly don't need to be reciprocated!
But when you ask for help and get it, I think the right thing to do would give a quick update to a bunch of people who helped you and are starving for the outcome.

You guys are right, of course, in a logical way of thinking about it. But it's like when I would help my grandmother over the phone with some computer problem, and I would have to ask if the computer was turned on or not. Did she remember to press the power button? She'd better answer me and say whether the computer was on, or else she'd never get any help from me. It's a kind of primal emotional expectation.
I'm a human and can't help feeling that if I have to look at some psychedelic goat mask that asks why his spider won't move -- did he remember to tap the spider? -- that guy had better tell me if it moves. You hear me OP! Tell us NOW whether your spood has moved!!!

 

[Ic4ru577]

The OP has been infected by the T and now is daydreaming as well