young female rosehair stuck in molt.

[ellie]

hi guys. i'm new here. i got my female rosehair when she was still i would say a juvenile. not an infant, but still small and not yet reached adulthood. i've had her about 2 years. her first molt was in november of last year, it took her about 8 hours to complete. last night when i got home from work at about 6 pm i was excited to see that she was on her back and beginning her second molt! so i left her alone to do her thing. this morning i found her only partially molted and thought she might be stuck, but thought also she might need more time. arriving home from work again at about 6 pm i found her in the same position with either very little or no progress made. she is alive, she's moving her legs very slightly, and i believe that she may be trying to finish her molt. but she's in a strange position and seems to have an injury to her abdomen. are there any tips to helping her along? of course i know don't touch her, but what do you think? we're passed the 24 hour mark now and i don't want her to die in there.

 

[Chris_Skeleton]

How did you sex it as female?


Does it have hooks under it's first set of legs?

 

[ellie]

i had her first molt skin examined. sent it into some college biology department that was doing it free just for the hide... so i dunno how accurate that was but microscopic examination is your best bet right?? i've heard that most of the visual sexing can be tricky. especially in a young tarantula. she doesn't have mating hooks, but of course only a mature male would have them, right? not until after his last molt??? i dunno. i'm no pro. i only have one and she's my first. she also molts only about once a year, and from what i know males molt more frequently until maturity? bright coloration, a more filled out body. either way, male or female.... i'm just wondering if she's going to make it out of this molt... i have no idea why she's stuck.

 

[venom81]

i understand the interference consequences here but
if she's loosing a lot of fluids she may not make by herself.i close wounds on tarantulas before but never while they where molting. this is to risky.but if you don't do nothing she will die.

 

[Chris_Skeleton]

Post some pics.