White spots can anyone educate me

[Joseph Ortiz]

The spots are random and I’m a bit worried

 

[Ellenantula]

Are they even moving/alive? Looks like dust or broken hairs or something.
I'm thinking nothing to worry about.
If they are moving, then I suppose it could be tiny mites hitching a ride. But it's not like nematodes on it's chelicerae/mouth area.

I'm sure others will chime in.

 

[korg]

Have you heard about Head and Shoulders for Tarantulas?

 

[Ellenantula]

Have you heard about Head and Shoulders for Tarantulas?

Carapace shampoo is excellent!

 

[darkness975]

Are you talking about the patch of urticating setae?

 

[Joseph Ortiz]

Here’s a better picture

 

[Joseph Ortiz]

Are they even moving/alive? Looks like dust or broken hairs or something.
I'm thinking nothing to worry about.
If they are moving, then I suppose it could be tiny mites hitching a ride. But it's not like nematodes on it's chelicerae/mouth area.

I'm sure others will chime in.

Yes she is moving

 

[Ellenantula]

Yes she is moving

No -- are the small white dots moving?

I sort of ruled out mirror patch since the dots are on the ab slope so close to carapace, but that's also a possibility.

[Mine's mirror patches seem closer to spinnerets than carapace]

 

[Joseph Ortiz]

No -- are the small white dots moving?

I sort of ruled out mirror patch since the dots are on the ab slope so close to carapace, but that's also a possibility.

No the spots are not moving, I first thought mites but they do not move

 

[Ellenantula]

No the spots are not moving, I first thought mites but they do not move

Excellent. So no worries.

Mites are usually more likely in a damp enclosure (yours didn't seem particularly damp), and such mites are generally not a big deal (more annoying to owner than T, thankfully, in most cases).

 

[Joseph Ortiz]

Excellent. So no worries.

Mites are usually more likely in a damp enclosure (yours didn't seem particularly damp), and such mites are generally not a big deal (more annoying to owner than T, thankfully, in most cases).

Thank you so much,

 

[boina]

That's dust. Quite a few of my tarantulas have that.