I'm pretty sure my A. Avic. is gone

[Verneph]

Hey all, sorry if this becomes depressing. I pulled my A. Avic's, Margarette, enclosure out today for some cleaning. I found her in a what appears to be dead state, sitting inside of her hide. I got her out of her hide and into a temporary enclosure. Death curl, as far as I can tell. I put her in an ICU, just in the vain hope she'll come back. I just don't know what could have happened. She had been behaving oddly, but I had assumed it was premolt. She had just been refusing food and moving about her enclosure more than usual. She was a juvie, so the only things I can think of are SADS or she tried to molt right-side up. I'll let you know if she improves, but I think she's already gone.

Pictures:

Her enclosure:


How she looked when I got her out of her hide. No movement whatsoever:


Upside down:


Her in the ICU:


I'm upset by this. She was my first T, and I'd hate to think I may have killed her.

[tarantulagirl10]

Is she not responding at all when you touch her?

[Verneph]

Is she not responding at all when you touch her?

Nothing, not even a twitch.

[Josh Craig]

I think she's molting.
Here's your middle picture but lighter.

[Josh Craig]

Unless you put her on her back.

[Verneph]

Unless you put her on her back.

That was me. Like I said I found her right-side up. I flipped her because I thought at first I was looking at her fresh molt and she herself was hiding somewhere else. No such luck.

[lunashimmer]

Awww, so sorry. I'm hoping for the best!!!

[paassatt]

I fail to see the death curl you mentioned. Am I missing something?

[Verneph]

I fail to see the death curl you mentioned. Am I missing something?

Ah, yes, I should have explained. When I got her out and flipped her over her legs spread out again due to gravity. She was curled at first. Although, that raises an important question: Are Tarantula's stiff in a true death curl? She's not stiff, just unmoving. I've never actually handled a truly dead T before.

[cnapple]

I don't see it either. Legs don't look curled under at all. Perhaps she is trying to molt upright. Let her be.

[Verneph]

Also, before anyone says anything else, I know she's been sitting as she was in her hide for at least two days.

[Blackbeard]

If the spider is dead it will start to stink.
It is very unpleasant and disctinct so you will know it when you smell it.

[JODECS]

what might be the reason? did she ate before it happened?

[Verneph]

what might be the reason? did she ate before it happened?

She hasn't eaten in weeks. Like I said, I figured she was in premolt. All I can assume is either molting the wrong way or SADS.

Update: I did a thorough investigation and deep cleaning of her terrarium. I found no signs of mites or mold, which rules them out.

[tarantulagirl10]

Hmm, does sound like she is gone, but I would try an icu just in case. Can't hurt. poor girl