I have heard time and time again that NO owner should ever attempt to remove even dead legs still attached. But I am still here to ask yet again another question about my B. Smithi Tarantula.
Now I have made a previous thread which was about this exact subject on her bad molt but on a whole different fear. But now again I am fearful because a recent change has me questioning if she is "Okay." Now I see no blood coming from the rear lV leg on her right side, but what recently happened was somehow she manage to yet again TWIST her leg more at the knee of the curled foot instead. Even more so it looks like you can see the inside of this leg as if its completely dead, which makes me heavily question for instance if they can only just push off an entire leg, or if tarantulas can push off half a leg and cut the blood flow off??? If that is not the case, can you perhaps be able to tell if its okay? I know the picture isn't great and I am sorry for this...
Her leg scares me and honestly I don't know what else actions to take other than let her walk it off or eventually finally get rid of the leg entirely, which she has YET to do
I actually am still trying to get better visuals so I can try to figure out exactly what im looking at where its twisted in between at her knee, but I almost feel positive that it looks pretty open, and I am just completely fearful of the "What if my tarantula is bleeding and im unaware." Though if she was already bleeding then she probably would have already passed away by now... That probably cant be the case.. But also neither do I exactly know what Tarantula blood would look like to begin with other than looking for some form of liquid leak
EDIT: yes I can indeed "See" halfway of the opening of her knee, which means the leg is most likely dead with how twisted it is. the inside has a light shine to it which I think might be the black coming from her body itself, but it doesn't "glisten" like liquid exactly or show any evidence of liquid leak. It sure doesn't look great though.... :L
I just wish she would pop it off and be done with it
Now I have made a previous thread which was about this exact subject on her bad molt but on a whole different fear. But now again I am fearful because a recent change has me questioning if she is "Okay." Now I see no blood coming from the rear lV leg on her right side, but what recently happened was somehow she manage to yet again TWIST her leg more at the knee of the curled foot instead. Even more so it looks like you can see the inside of this leg as if its completely dead, which makes me heavily question for instance if they can only just push off an entire leg, or if tarantulas can push off half a leg and cut the blood flow off??? If that is not the case, can you perhaps be able to tell if its okay? I know the picture isn't great and I am sorry for this...
Her leg scares me and honestly I don't know what else actions to take other than let her walk it off or eventually finally get rid of the leg entirely, which she has YET to do
I actually am still trying to get better visuals so I can try to figure out exactly what im looking at where its twisted in between at her knee, but I almost feel positive that it looks pretty open, and I am just completely fearful of the "What if my tarantula is bleeding and im unaware." Though if she was already bleeding then she probably would have already passed away by now... That probably cant be the case.. But also neither do I exactly know what Tarantula blood would look like to begin with other than looking for some form of liquid leak
EDIT: yes I can indeed "See" halfway of the opening of her knee, which means the leg is most likely dead with how twisted it is. the inside has a light shine to it which I think might be the black coming from her body itself, but it doesn't "glisten" like liquid exactly or show any evidence of liquid leak. It sure doesn't look great though.... :L
I just wish she would pop it off and be done with it
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