E. campestratus bowed back legs?

Dannyrsmith

Arachnopeon
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I just got this E. campestratus the other day. She seems to have an issue with her 2 back legs and it's causing her to slightly flop side to side when she walks as well as just resting in a slanted position.
Could this be due to a bad molt previously? Her previous enclosure was more of an arboreal setup and it was not adequate size for her. I feel this may have played a part.

Any info is awesome.
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z32upgrader

Arachnobaron
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It does seem that she did damage her leg at the coxa, likely in a fall. Now that she's properly housed, it's not something I'd worry about. Next molt will fix her right up. For now she just has some extra character.
I know someone who accidentally glued his Brachypelma boehmei's legs together, just two of them, fixing a small abdominal rupture from a fall. She walked funny until she molted again. No repercussions.
 
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Olan

Arachnoangel
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E. camps seem to have this problem a lot. Most molt out of it just fine. But my big female got stuck when she tried to molt with a bent back leg. She died. If I ever see this again I will amputate the leg before the next molt.
 

scott99

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I wouldn't worry about either. My first T had a bowed leg just like you're and my did just fine.
 
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