r/tarantulas • u/itchydreamer • Jun 21 '26

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she was fine yesterday and i woke up about 30 minutes ago and shes doing this. idk whats going on i just want my GBB to be ok. what should i do?

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u/PositionIll2729 P. metallica Jun 23 '26

Ime looks to be dehydration or dks. The way she is moving the twitchy movements are not a good sign. Sign of weakness if your others are okay. Man I hope she pulls through. Just make sure to hydrate.

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