Abyssmu
Arachnopeon
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- Feb 9, 2018
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So my hanumavilasumica, Ramanujan, had a bit of a bad molt. I think it was due to his hide being a little too small and he got really cramped. I have since switched out the hide, but he doesn't want to go in it a whole lot. Used to hide all the time. Anyway, the pictures I took of him are what has happened. I feel bad for the little guy, but he seems to be doing just fine movement wise. He's still really sluggish, though. I worry about him, but I am also fairly certain (like 95%) that he is a male. He had no flap or spermatheca whatsoever. Nor did anything appear to have been torn off. He is getting pretty big at this point, and I have no idea how old he is, but my big girl, my P. regalis, Athena, was estimated to be over a year old and she is at least 5-6 in DLS.
I wasn't able to get a decent picture of his fangs to show them, but I think they look fairly fine. I offered him a cricket, and he only seemed mildly interested in it. He turned towards it slightly, but nothing more.
I would also like to know about what the red globules are on the end of his pedipalps. From what I know, tarantula blood isn't red. So I have no idea...
Update: Weird red things are emboli. I did not know about mature males having them... I only knew about the hooks. Learn something new every day! Also, now that he is confirmed to be mature, what sort of timespan should one look at? Another also, I know the species is endangered. Is there anything I can do with this guy to help that?
Here are the pictures I uploaded to the site:
I wasn't able to get a decent picture of his fangs to show them, but I think they look fairly fine. I offered him a cricket, and he only seemed mildly interested in it. He turned towards it slightly, but nothing more.
I would also like to know about what the red globules are on the end of his pedipalps. From what I know, tarantula blood isn't red. So I have no idea...
Update: Weird red things are emboli. I did not know about mature males having them... I only knew about the hooks. Learn something new every day! Also, now that he is confirmed to be mature, what sort of timespan should one look at? Another also, I know the species is endangered. Is there anything I can do with this guy to help that?
Here are the pictures I uploaded to the site:
P. hanumavilasumica bad molt 2
Ramanujan had a bad molt. :( Looking for any suggestions. He is a confirmed mature male, so I...
P. Hanumavilasumica bad molt
Ramanujan had a bad molt. :( Looking for any suggestions. He is a confirmed mature male, so I...
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