My T looking sick PLEASE HELP --ASAP!!!!!!!!

getbornanddie · Aug 24, 2014

please i need some advice on the quickness!!!
im trying to get my t into her new home -- she an avic versi color
and i set up an exotera with cocunut as sub and plenty of leafs
i just put her old home in the new one with the lid off and after a week she never came out
so yesterday i took out her old home (with her init)
and put the lid on
right now i checked and shes on the bottom moving really slow!!!

what do i do please help i love her to death!!!!!!!!
please please please someone help1!

getbornanddie · Aug 24, 2014

heres some pictures

here looking - not too well - ^

her new home ^

her old home ^

guys please help

getbornanddie · Aug 24, 2014

anyone???

i dont want to have to get another n start over to get it the size to be able to fit in its new home -- IT TOOK TWO YEARS!!
2 years and she has always been super full of energy and happy now i really dont know what to do

the adult spiders are over $500 so i would have to start with another baby

plus i really love her to death!!!

i already almost lost her when my dog almost got at her but after that i thought she could survive anything

please i really need help....

skippydude · Aug 24, 2014

I can't see your tarantula in these pictures?

Can you explain the problem in more detail?

Is it flipped on it's back?

Is it right side up with curled under feet?

Please give better details.....

getbornanddie · Aug 24, 2014

skippydude said:
I can't see your tarantula in these pictures?

Can you explain the problem in more detail?

Is it flipped on it's back?

Is it right side up with curled under feet?

Please give better details.....

she is in the first picture on the bottom

this is an tree dwelling species so she is supposed to be at the top (like she has been all her life)
they are actually really fast too
like anything moves and she hops on it really fast

but right now she is on the bottom barely moving
on her stomach - she looked dead an i moved to cup alittle bit and she barely moved one leg
she is on her stomach curled under her legs but webbing a little bit (barely)

skippydude · Aug 24, 2014

Is she nearing a molt? Some arboreals molt on the floor of their enclosures.

Upright with curled under legs is a strong indication of dehydration.

It is odd that she is webbing if dehydrated though.

---------- Post added 08-24-2014 at 11:37 AM ----------

If you're sure it isn't molting in an upright position, I would place it in an ICU

RyTheTGuy · Aug 24, 2014

This doesn't look like a death curl to me. You can see at least four legs sticking out away from the carapace. Looks like your T is just laying on its side, or molting. I cant tell from these pictures.

lacrosse5001 · Aug 24, 2014

First off, the tarantula isn't very likely to leave the safety and comfort of her current web lair, so to transfer her you'll need to herd her out.

getbornanddie · Aug 24, 2014

RyTheTGuy said:
This doesn't look like a death curl to me. You can see at least four legs sticking out away from the carapace. Looks like your T is just laying on its side, or molting. I cant tell from these pictures.

it might be nearing a molt but everytime she has molted it has been on her back

--thanks for doing that to my picture!!!!!!

that can really help every see that was extremely helpful

so i have put some water in there for her

should i consider an icu like skippy suggested?

---------- Post added 08-24-2014 at 02:01 PM ----------

lacrosse5001 said:
First off, the tarantula isn't very likely to leave the safety and comfort of her current web lair, so to transfer her you'll need to herd her out.

ok -- i thought so -- when should i consider moving her into the new home again??

---------- Post added 08-24-2014 at 02:03 PM ----------

skippydude said:
Is she nearing a molt? Some arboreals molt on the floor of their enclosures.

Upright with curled under legs is a strong indication of dehydration.

It is odd that she is webbing if dehydrated though.

---------- Post added 08-24-2014 at 11:37 AM ----------

If you're sure it isn't molting in an upright position, I would place it in an ICU

exactly -- thats exactly what i thought

-- im not sure though if she is pre molt or not

jus that she has been on the bottom since i have tryed to move her

---> i think i pissed her off

poor girl

---------- Post added 08-24-2014 at 02:04 PM ----------

THanks SO much everyone for helping me out!
any other info you need just let me know

lacrosse5001 · Aug 24, 2014

Well if you suspect a molt, waiting for the molt and then giving her some time to harden would be the best for her, I think.

getbornanddie · Aug 24, 2014

lacrosse5001 said:
Well if you suspect a molt, waiting for the molt and then giving her some time to harden would be the best for her, I think.

ok ill give her some time --> ill post updates thanks guys

that scary seeings your pets like that...

cuz ive seen her molt like 20 times n this wasn't like any of the times

i've also seen another T i had named betsy (a rose hair) die and when i walked into the room she came like running up like scratching the glass then died that night

so i kinda get scared when i see them act unusual...

thanks for the help guys!

i will never forget all the help i get here

Storm76 · Aug 24, 2014

A few words on that:

First off, it's entirely possible she has webbed that enclosure up with webtunnels and one of them leading down there. Had some do the same.

Secondly, it could be preparing to molt or not - I can't tell from those picture.

Bottom line:
If you want to rehouse her, you'll have to get her out of that enclosure and that means tearing webbing down and gently prodding her out. Preferably into a catchcup. However, from how you write I'm getting the feeling she scares you somewhat and you don't know how to deal with her? Am I wrong?

goodoldneon · Aug 24, 2014

Calm down.

getbornanddie · Aug 24, 2014

Storm76 said:
A few words on that:

First off, it's entirely possible she has webbed that enclosure up with webtunnels and one of them leading down there. Had some do the same.

Secondly, it could be preparing to molt or not - I can't tell from those picture.

Bottom line:
If you want to rehouse her, you'll have to get her out of that enclosure and that means tearing webbing down and gently prodding her out. Preferably into a catchcup. However, from how you write I'm getting the feeling she scares you somewhat and you don't know how to deal with her? Am I wrong?

.
6h no --> i have handled her before - i prefer not to because of personal opinions (dangerous to them)
but never because i am scared
i am just trying to do this with as little stress as possible to her --> and i failed miserably

when should i try to put her in again?

and yes those tunnels have been there awhile she is always working on them

but she was laying on her stomach on the bottom (very unusual for her)
and barely moving at all
another red flag

-- right now she looks a lilttel better she is climbing up the side a little but still mostly on the bottm...

i added some watter via a misting sprayer (distilled water)

i have some her for about 2 years now
and my other T for 10 before she died and i held heer almost everyday

Ivymike1973 · Aug 24, 2014

Best of luck with your baby.
Ts do strange things sometimes, she may be molting but no way to tell from the pics.
look at her abdomen and see if there are any wrinkles or other indicators of dehydration that would indicate that she needs to go into an ICU.
If she is in death curl but still moving I would definitely put her in an ICU.
Otherwise, she is likely just trying to hide due to the disturbance of rehoming her.
Some of my Ts have endured some pretty clumsy efforts of mine and made it through just fine, try not to worry too much.

cold blood · Aug 25, 2014

Just curious, where are the ventilation holes in that old enclosure? I see none in the pics, although there must be some somewhere. Excellent cross ventilation is critical for long term success with Avic sp.

Storm76 · Aug 25, 2014

cold blood said:
Just curious, where are the ventilation holes in that old enclosure? I see none in the pics, although there must be some somewhere. Excellent cross ventilation is critical for long term success with Avic sp.

That's what I wondered when I saw the pics, too.

That aside, if you want to rehouse the T you just have to get it done. If that means you have to tear her webbing apart, gently prod her out and into the new enclosure, so be it. Otherwise, you're stressing yourself with overworrying far more than necessary. Besides, when you do so you'll be able to see what's going on with the T close-up. Perhaps it really is nothing and she's totally fine and just trying to hide down there.

pyro fiend · Aug 26, 2014

cold blood said:
Just curious, where are the ventilation holes in that old enclosure? I see none in the pics, although there must be some somewhere. Excellent cross ventilation is critical for long term success with Avic sp.

only holes i see is on lid beside it but agreed cross venting seems a necessity :C

TarantulasWorld · Aug 26, 2014

it could simply be something as simple as your T not wanting to leave its current enclosure. I would recommend you gently coax her/him out into its new enclosure. She/he will probably stressed out as he/she re-homes again. I had something similar happen to an a. avic. Mine bounced back in a few days and I suspect yours will too. Good luck!

getbornanddie · Aug 29, 2014

i came home this morning and i thought she was dead

it looked like she was half way in her molt but not moving at all

after i took out the peice of cork bark

and the molt

she barely moved a leg

she looked like she was dead i was scared

however she is barely moving at all

what do i do?!??!

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