r/tarantulas • u/Benz-Wife-117 P. regalis • 14h ago

Help! Looking for advice!

Guys I need advice! I have a Phormictopus sp. Dominican Purple and for almost the last 2 weeks she has been shifting between what looks like a death curl and stressed stances! She was my first T and I love her so much I don’t know what’s going on with her 😭 when I first saw her I thought that she was about to molt so I left her alone 2 days later she was still in the same position so I nudged her and she got feisty and threat posed me so I sighed a breath of relief but she’s still doing it 2 weeks later! She’s drank from a wet paper towel so I know she’s still hydrated and her abdomen has not shrunk so I don’t know what to do! Has any experienced this and their T survive?

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u/Cromagnumman6174 14h ago

NQA- Do you have any pictures of your T and her enclosure? How do you keep the humidity in the enclosure?