Shampain88
Arachnosquire
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Yeah but it's picked them up walking/fumbling around its enclosure I gave a good spray on the webbing15 min agoWhat are all those spots on it? Water droplets?
Sounds like a bad molt that left it missing a few legs. If its fangs are intact then it will be able to feed. Keep the temperatures up to hopefully trigger the next molt faster.Yeah but it's picked them up walking/fumbling around its enclosure I gave a good spray on the webbing15 min ago
No, usually kept dry with a water dishHas it allways been that wet?
Should I keep it wetter than usual?Sounds like a bad molt that left it missing a few legs. If its fangs are intact then it will be able to feed. Keep the temperatures up to hopefully trigger the next molt faster.
They come from South Africa. Keeping the Enclosure too moist will not help, especially a species that is Arid.Should I keep it wetter than usual?
I think you're right but it's hard to tell, thanks for your advice broIf my eyes aren't wrong I see five legs and one pedipalp.
If the chelicerae are ok and there aren't internal issues etc I think the spider will recover with more molts, but I'm not 100% sure, because we need to hope that no internal damage happened.
Thanks for your help, really appreciate it... Is this common?They come from South Africa. Keeping the Enclosure too moist will not help, especially a species that is Arid.
If it is awkward but still able to get about, and if its fangs are intact, you can offer it crippled prey to minimize resistance and bump up the Temperature to increase its metabolic rate and trigger a molt faster.
You will have to "baby" it a bit until the next molt, but as long as there is no internal damage you won't even be able to tell there was an issue a couple molts from now.
Bad molts don't happen often enough to be considered "common" in the traditional sense of the word. But they happen enough to definitely be a factor in Tarantula keeping. I always get nervous during molts because I am one of those "be prepared for the worst but hope for the best" type people and I know that molting complications can possibly happen.Thanks for your help, really appreciate it... Is this common?