ok so i have a 2 year old g,rosea and it has gone on to her back it has been like this for an hour, i cant get a good view of her as it is in it's hide, at first i thought she may have gone into moult but she didnt go dark before hand, bit worried it may be dead. is this normal behaviour?

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She,s moulting. Don't disturb her or she could die. Just leave her be and in a few hours she will have a nice new coat on If she was dead she would all her legs curled under her.

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her legs are int he air thanks for you reply first spider was just a bit worried.

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No probs , happens to most with thier 1st spidey.

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Just leave her. It'll take a long time for her to moult. Nothin to worry about.

ok so just checked on it, i didnt disturb it in anyway, the spider has gone back to normal but no moult?

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Thats fine, they do sometimes , she obviousely isnt quite ready. She will go down again when she feels ready. Might not be today tho.

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Don't touch her or disturb her at all

She's moulting

It can take hours. Fascinating to watch though - their legs wiggle a little bit - imagine them trying to get out of a catsuit that's two sizes too small lol

She'll be a little skittish for a few days, and then her fangs will darken. I'd leave it a fortnight before introducing any food. If you're REALLY careful, and she's nowhere near the moult, you can pick it out. It's still really supple, so you can mould it and let it 'set' for a few weeks, and then you have a really cool display thing

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2 things to reassure you. Ts almost always molt on their backs, Ts rarely die on their backs. The molting process however is a very vulnerable time as moving out of the old skin requires that the new skin be soft, including its new fangs. As the body of the T can take up to a week to harden so you should avoid disturbing your T. All that's required is a water bowl to help with humidity, making the molting easier, and the removal of live food. Crickets might attack a molting T and as its defensive you'll soon find a T that has died on its back! You should also avoid feeding the T until the body and especially the fangs have hardened.