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If it messes with the molting T, leave it, but if the T is finished I'd personally remove it as a dead prey item is subject to start molding after a few days, and depending on the size of the T it wont be ready to try eating it before it goes bad.

As someone who is actively in the ball python circuit, I just want to say - while inbreeding is definitely not desirable overall and results in issues down the line, the problem with spider ball pythons is completely unrelated to inbreeding and more about how the gene develops in the egg. It is...

Sometimes you're not given much of an option - my A. avic refuses to make a web no matter what decor I put in her setup and hangs out on the edges of her enclosure, so unless I tong feed her she struggles to eat. However with terrestrials I'm inclined to agree; just drop the feeder near them and...

Pour water directly into the substrate at the edges of the enclosure. Allow the upper levels to dry out to some degree, but the lower levels should always hold some level of dampness. This will provide a gradient to allow the T to move around between levels of moisture to its preference.

Been a good while; hope you're all doing well! I took a big step back from the hobby in 2020 due to personal circumstances and rehomed most of my collection, venturing tentatively back into the foray with this lovely little girl!

Looking a bit boyish to me. I've been out of the game for a minute though and the pic isnt the best, so there's still hope!

Looks male to me.

Jaeger fresh and ready for whenever her boyfriend decides to mature. 0.1.0 P. cambridgei

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I have an A. avic who only ever webs when she's going to molt. After she molts, she tears down all the webbing and will only hang out on the sides of her enclosure. We love our little oddballs. :hungry:

I had 3 pulchra; 2 that I currently still have are both pretty calm and placid, the 3rd that I sold off a few months back was crazy skittish all 3 years that I had it. Your T might be stressed between molting and exchanging owners, or you may just have a skittish individual. It's not common for...

I guess that scene in Harry Potter was actually onto something... :embarrassed:

So happy to finally have a nice big female of this species in my collection. 0.1.0 A. avicularia M6 (ex. metallica) - Rom

This gorgeous girl arrived today and has a future date with my mature male after she gets some time to settle in and eat. :hungry: 0.1.0 Avicularia avicularia M6 (ex. metallica) - Rom

I can see what you're talking about a bit better now. I wouldn't get too worried over it if she isn't leaking any fluids or anything and just leave her be while keeping an eye on it for now. Still doubtful it's really any cause for concern. :happy:

She looks fine to me. With how pink her abdomen is, I don't think she'll be molting too soon - the spot you're trying to describe may just be the new exuvia forming under the old one. Her bald spot will get dark and shiney, almost a bruised look when she's close to molting.

That's rough. Sorry the T didn't make it. Your boyfriend sounds like a real piece of work, to put it politely, if he's blaming you after spending the whole day carrying it around and showing it off like some party favor. It'd seem to me he had no business owning the T that died, let alone...

100% agree that this species is often underrated in its beauty; "plain brown spider" is a terrible description for the species. Fresh after a molt, this girl is lovely subtle pinks and even some hues of green with a cream base. Combined with those dark markings on the abdomen, carapace, and...

Ts don't like being handled, and indeed will "decide to learn how to fly" if they want to escape. Really not a pet that should be handled, this situation case and point. I'd recommend in the future not doing so, especially while it's recovering from it's injury if it doesn't die from it. Not...

I believe flour is generally preferred over using something like petroleum jelly to staunch any leaking fluids on a T. Please provide pictures of the T, and inform us how this fall occurred so we can help prevent future incidents if the T survives and serve as a cautionary tale to people who...