Hi Everyone,
Looking for some guidance - purchased this E. murinus about a half year ago at an expo. I noticed it wasn't eating or webbing or burrowing, but after a couple of months of peace and quiet and after adding a lot of cover and moisture, it started webbing and eating, although it's always been somewhat finicky with food.
It doesn't spend much time out of it's web pouch, but tonight I caught a rare glimpse of it fully out and about, and I'm concerned. What on earth is going on with it's abdomen? It's not wet-looking - it looks dry and crusty and obviously very sore. It definitely didn't look like this when I purchased it. I've never seen this before... Is it an injury, abscess, dehydration issue, or something else? I posted this to a T facebook group, and they suggested I try asking in this forum as well, since no one was sure. Have any of you seen this sort of thing before? What is going on, and how can I help it?
As background, if it matters - when I bought it, I asked and was told it was captive bred. I have since learned that this vendor sells wild caught animals, so I'm guessing this spider was probably NOT captive bred. Ugh.
Thanks - any help is welcome.
Looking for some guidance - purchased this E. murinus about a half year ago at an expo. I noticed it wasn't eating or webbing or burrowing, but after a couple of months of peace and quiet and after adding a lot of cover and moisture, it started webbing and eating, although it's always been somewhat finicky with food.
It doesn't spend much time out of it's web pouch, but tonight I caught a rare glimpse of it fully out and about, and I'm concerned. What on earth is going on with it's abdomen? It's not wet-looking - it looks dry and crusty and obviously very sore. It definitely didn't look like this when I purchased it. I've never seen this before... Is it an injury, abscess, dehydration issue, or something else? I posted this to a T facebook group, and they suggested I try asking in this forum as well, since no one was sure. Have any of you seen this sort of thing before? What is going on, and how can I help it?
As background, if it matters - when I bought it, I asked and was told it was captive bred. I have since learned that this vendor sells wild caught animals, so I'm guessing this spider was probably NOT captive bred. Ugh.
Thanks - any help is welcome.
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