another is this normal question

[trinette]

Yet again I'm in a panic......always my A.geniculata causing me anguish.

She has a fuzzy bottom. Im hoping and guessing this is just hair. Please put my mind at rest if the is normal.

 

[bryverine]

Looks like loose urticating hairs to me. My B. smithi looks like this before molts.

 

[trinette]

Thanks for the quick reply

Was my first thought but haven't seen this in any of my other T's

Cheers

 

[Trenor]

It's totally normal. Now breath calmly.

 

[EulersK]

Actually, that looks strange. Try petting those hairs, see what happens.

Don't actually do that. They're just loosened urticating setae, they'll fall off shortly. A. geniculata's have pretty nasty setae, I wouldn't recommend plucking it out of her enclosure if you see it laying around.

 

[trinette]

I wasn't gonna pet her. Maybe i'll suckling them off with the vacuum.

 

[Trenor]

Maybe i'll suckling them off with the vacuum.

Don't do that, it will not end well.

 

[trinette]

Just thought if we were going down the sarcasm path......

 

[TarantulasWorld]

When they dont reallybuse their urticating hairs it ends up looking clumped up like that. You have nothing to worry about

 

[Storm76]

Don't do that, it will not end well.

Last sound the T made: "Phoomp!"
Last sound of the keeper: "Is this normal?"