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  1. jkelly

    Review by 'jkelly' on item 'Phiddipus regius'

    Purchased a regal jumping spider from Ken the Bug Guy. She ended up having 3 fertile egg sacs, which she tended very well and which each resulted in around 100 healthy slings. Observations: mother hesitant to leave the sac, had to place food (she ADORES super worms, even though they are bigger...
  2. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    Beautiful girl didn't make it :( :( :( Relieved she's not suffering anymore though.
  3. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    Thank you both, every bit of information is comforting since I want to do everything possible to prevent this from happening again. Will update if anything changes.
  4. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    No change. I've tried offering different foods and she never shows interest, so just making sure she has fresh water and peace and quiet. Not sure she's drinking anymore either so I put a wet paper towel near her on the wood she's been sitting on. Will let you know if anything changes.
  5. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    :( Sorry to hear that. Yes I'm trying to figure out what could have happened...as I said all my Ts eat from the same dubia colony and everyone else is doing very well. My dogs have Not been on Frontline for 3 months now and I try to always wash my hands before handling feeders or anything...
  6. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    Will do. Thank you all so much.
  7. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    She's still in the semi-ICU I moved her to yesterday morning. She seems less stressed there, and in the smaller area it seems more likely she will find food/water. I left an oozing dubia half in there last night and it looks like she ate some of the goo, but I'm not sure as it could have just...
  8. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    Should I still move her back home? And thanks for the feeder advice...I can pick up mealworms tomorrow.
  9. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    I guess I've been lucky because so far all my Ts seem to LOVE dubias and the male A metallica can't get enough...I attached a small shallow lid with hot glue right near the top of his cage to see if he would take prey from it and he immediately did and then immediately webbed and began using the...
  10. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    So the word "flutter" (duh) finally came to mind and I immediately found this threadhttp://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?253915-Strange-tarantula-behavior& The movement in the video is exactly what she does, and she is unable to move on her own without making those movements...
  11. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    So I went to see if she's twitching at all and she looks more normal now than she has in awhile (except for not climbing). Her odd movements have always been either OFF or ON. If she's still she's totally still, if she's moving she looks like she's being attacked by bees or like a dog trying...
  12. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    The vents are in two sets--one upper and one lower--on either side (none on the top). Should I move her back there or to a 32oz deli cup (which I have on hand)? What should I put in the deli cup? You'll just have to trust me the abnormal movements are disturbing to watch. And once I get her...
  13. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R98GTUjbdNs&feature=youtu.be not sure if this is helpful at all but it's the best I could do...my darn camera won't let me zoom in any further either Okay, so before this causes an uproar: this is her semi-ICU that I placed her in this morning, since in...
  14. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    Okay will do. I hate to move her again, but I'll video right after I put her back in her original enclosure. ---------- Post added 06-01-2015 at 01:11 PM ---------- In the meantime, has anyone experienced anything like this at all? I can only find two posts anywhere that say anything about...
  15. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    Thank you. I'll try to get a video tonight also. Pics might not help much because she covers her carapace by scrunching up her legs every time I check on her lately. Also, the outer edges of her carapace look dry and whitish.
  16. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    Thank you! I forgot to mention her abdomen looks quite small to me, but it's hard to tell with so much fuzziness all over it. I will post pics as soon as I can tonight. It surprises me that if not being able to climb much at all and having such spastic, stressed movements can be part of...
  17. jkelly

    Premolt, DKS, something else?? Please help :(

    Hi all, I'm a newbie and have a beautiful female juvenile Avic metallica. I got her from Jamie's and when she first arrived, she happily walked up a branch, drank for a good while from her water dish, pooped, and perched herself on the wall of her acrylic, vertical enclosure (also from...
  18. jkelly

    Nhandu Chromatus

    aww...yesss just one more reason to love Ts!! All such unique individuals!! :)
  19. jkelly

    Nhandu Chromatus

    My TINY N. chromatus sling is almost always on display, eats like a maniac and NEVER retreats from any disturbance, preferring to throw up wild and entertaining threat displays (tantrums?) at every opportunity. Can't wait for the little hellion to get nice and big :eek:
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