wobbley T

[lee smith]

my chile rose has been looking like shes comming up to a moult for the last week or 2 (balding on abdomen)and now she's gone all wobbley and keeps falling over.

is it normal for a T to go all wobbley and fall over alot when due for a moult or should i start worrying that she's not well??

thanks in advance

lee smith

[lee smith]

please can someone give me some advice as im getting really worried.

[Simon Batten]

sorry mate I wish I could help

[Mark Pennell]

please can someone give me some advice as im getting really worried.

Lee
A pic would be nice? also is the bold spot dark?

Try raising the humidity a bit and if you don't have one a water dish...

Cheers
MArk

[lee smith]

thanks, but its too late shes gone

[Adam Smith]

have to say this isnt the first post ive read where someones t unusually shakes and then dies and feeling there would be little that could be done. Its unusual circumstance. Maybe it was old age,

[Simon Batten]

sorry to hear that mate how old was she?

[lee smith]

im unsure on how old she was as i bought her as a adult from a reptile shop near where i live.

i can now see why it is a bad idea to buy a T as a adult and from a non-specialist supplyer.

[Andrew climance]

Sorry to hear that mate. How long had you had her?

[Peter Kirk]

Just out of interest - did you feed her on crickets........or locusts??

[lee smith]

i had only had her about a 1 1/2 months, she was a present from my misses for my birthday.

i fed her on a mixture of brown crickets and locusts.

[Ray Hale]

Moulting is an extremely difficult time for tarantulas. During the run up to a moult the spiders body goes extreme changes both internally and externally.

I too would like to know your feeding regime. How often, what etc.

Sorry to hear about your loss. Dont let it put you off.

Ray

[lee smith]

i was giving her 2 crickets/locusts every 2 days and if she grabbed any immediatly i would put an extra 1 in for her.

im not going to let it put me off as ive still got my 3 slings which are doing really well especially my little orange baboon(P.murinus)

[Larry Shone]

Really sorry to hear of your loss,i worry about my slings constantly!