Thank you much appreciatedI hope your T pulls through best wishes
We are left just guessing what the causes are. Either way hope for a speedy recovery for your tarantula.

Thank you much appreciatedI hope your T pulls through best wishes
We are left just guessing what the causes are. Either way hope for a speedy recovery for your tarantula.
I might be totally wrong here, but it might be DKS(Dyskenetic Syndrome)? It's a series of symptoms characterized by jerky motions, loss of coordination, and an inability to eat. My friend's tarantula had it, he said it might've been exposed to pesticides from the cat's flea treatment. Sadly the T passed away, but I don't want to scare you, it just might be a possibility.Aphonopelma Chalcodes molted a little over two weeks ago, and I noticed that since she's molted she hasn't been the same. She seems to be unable to walk properly and struggles to maintain balance. I'm not sure if it's something that went wrong with her molt, I gave her plenty of water and made sure to refill her water bowl everyday. The only thing I can think of is the substrate being too moist? other than that I honestly have no idea what's wrong with her. I provided some pictures and a video below.
I just watched a few videos of tarantulas with DKS and that's definitely what my sling has. really just hoping for the best here since there's really no cure. I've read up and it's said that the only way to help DKS is with warmer temperatures and more moist enclosure. Ill try my best to keep her alive. This sling is my first ever tarantulaI might be totally wrong here, but it might be DKS(Dyskenetic Syndrome)? It's a series of symptoms characterized by jerky motions, loss of coordination, and an inability to eat. My friend's tarantula had it, he said it might've been exposed to pesticides from the cat's flea treatment. Sadly the T passed away, but I don't want to scare you, it just might be a possibility.
its the “only” way because sometimes it helped. Doesnt mean it helps all tarantulas that show this.I just watched a few videos of tarantulas with DKS and that's definitely what my sling has. really just hoping for the best here since there's really no cure. I've read up and it's said that the only way to help DKS is with warmer temperatures and more moist enclosure. Ill try my best to keep her alive. This sling is my first ever tarantula![]()
That dispenser needs to be cleaned at some point. Depending on what products they use to kill the germs… it might be to strong for a tarantula?Definitely no one in my family would harm my tarantula. None of them go in my room or even look at them, they often forget I have them in the first place. They're all adults too so no kids are messing with them. I get my super worm feeders from PetSmart. I use water from a dispenser which uses gallons of water (we refill them from Walmart and it's the water we personally drink from).
It very well could be, however I've been using this water for a very long time. Perhaps it's the dispenser itself that needs to get checked out.That dispenser needs to be cleaned at some point. Depending on what products they use to kill the germs… it might be to strong for a tarantula?
we humans are used to ingesting tons of chemicals on a daily basis. Tarantulas, not so much.
yeah it's super frustrating, honestly I've come to terms even though I have hope she'll survive.Its just an idea. It really could be anything.