If he was dead he would most likely be in a death curl, has there been any progress?Are you sure? My mom found him on his side next to the water bowl. Yesterday he was out and active though.
I laid him on his back from his side
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You should've left him and took the crickets out, you have to remember that molting is the absolute most vulnerable and stressful time for a tarantula, picking him up was a terrible idea, leave him alone.I don't know how to check for "progress" in terms of what it what look like. I gentley moved him with a sturdy piece of paper to a smaller container so he can molt without crickets running around. He's still on his back and he is not stiff or anything. please keep replying to help me, i'm new to this hobby.
And if I caused his death (if dead) i'm going to feel bad for the next couple days... i've been waiting for this moment
How long will it take? a day?
30 crickets in an enclosure? You don't need more than maybe 2 or 3 at a time. You should have left it in its original enclosure and just removed the crickets.Yeah, i'm done touching her. I'm just going to wait hope for the best. and for the crickets, there was about 30 of them so I thought it would be better anyway for him to be in a smaller space to molt. I put a little cap from a water bottle with water in it in the small cage for him incase i'm not awake to see him molt. Also, how long will it take? (no progress yet)
With that many crickets in there, I'm not sure how you'd be able to tell for sure when it last ate.When was the last time it ate?
Was the abdomen dark & shiny prior to this incident?