Dying P. murinus

My mature male P. murinus... dying...

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• die
• mature
• male
• pterinochilus
• murinus
• tarantula

[atomicsnowflake]

Why the fuck would you pock it like that? I really hope somebody does the same to you some day.

[Nefelisdiardi]

Legs curled up indicates either low bloodpressure (legs are stretched hydraulically but bent with muscles) in which case he could be dying (=don't poke him!) or severe dehydration. In the last case here's a trick. Take a small plastic box, ½ inch of cotton wool in the bottom and soke with water. Place atop a heating device (cable or otherwise - careful not to get too high temperature!) for 12 hours, this will create an atmosphere of 100% humidity, which sometimes restores spiders back to life

[DrummerRobby300]

:'(

[woochops]

gj you poked at it through the last moments of its life. gl hope u find new hobbies!

[xzegarx]

@Nefelisdiardi If I knew that maybe I would save my a. versicolor :( but that's good to know for sure. thanks!

[shinocicada]

@i1bite1hard1

Just because it's mature doesn't mean it's at the end of it's life.

The curl can be caused by dehydration and sickness as well.

MAIN point was it's not cool to poke something while it's dying- it's just undue stress. I do admit my wording wasn't good as yes, you have to touch animals you CAN help.

BUT, if you're right and it was dying of old age, it furthers my point. He didn't need to perform an intervention in this case so again, it wasn't necessary.

[i1bite1hard1]

@shinocicada its actually a he like he said and after a MALE Tarantula molts out it doesn't last very long, maybe a year, if your lucky a little longer, the legs curling under is a death curl which is what they do when they die, there is not much you can do at this point, and this one looks like it was ready to die, also sometimes intervention is what has to be done, so don't complain to this guy about trying too touch his T before it dies. Do your research before you make a fool of yourself.

[Dslord541]

Well sorry dude if that was your pet i feel deeply sorry for your loss.

[KnoxBlondie]

It looked like you were just trying to help its legs move along. So sorry.

[sheba12312]

@SpiderKing389 Spiders can't feel pain.

Look up "Do anthropods feel pain?"

All signs say "no".

[shinocicada]

She looked like she was dehydrated, and actually went to sit in the water. She may have been able to recover. Sorry for your loss but next time don't TOUCH any dying insect or or even any pet that isn't 100% sure you're trying to help it.

It causes extreme stress, and is completely unnecessary.