Bald Euathlus sp. "red"

[miss moxie]

Are there any reasons besides hair flicking that may cause a t to go bald? My mature female I purchased about a month ago has a bald bum and I don't know how she was before but I've never seen her flick hair or act defensively towards me.

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[HungryGhost]

That's normal. If she was shipped to you she could have done it during her trip. She'll look 100% better after her next molt. Nice spider!

 

[miss moxie]

That's normal. If she was shipped to you she could have done it during her trip. She'll look 100% better after her next molt. Nice spider!

Nope, I drove just about three hours to pick this little lady up, along with a MM and a 3.5" B. Emilia. She was as bald then as she is now. Even the MM has a small bald patch.

But I'm glad to know it's normal. I've never seen pictures of bald Chile Flame tarantulas, and I've no idea how old she was. I was thinking perhaps old age, or maybe she's just a huge fan of Dr. Phil. :biggrin:

And thanks, I'm quite fond of her and her male counterpart! So much so, I just picked up two Euathlus sp. "red" slings.

 

[telepatella]

That there spider is in intermolt. It will progress to late intermolt, to premolt. Its "bum" will get darker and shinier the closer it gets closer to molting. Your timeframe can be weeks or months. Voila' P.S. I love my E. yellow!

 

[Monkeyock]

My Euthalus sp. red looks almost exactly like her. Except it's her first leg that is a regen. Weird. My girl molted once, then after a few weeks, went baldy on me. Like you said I never saw her flick hair at all, but one day there she was, looking like captain Picard. She seems healthy though so I'm not worried. In pre-molt now so I should have a non-bald girl soon.

 

[miss moxie]

That there spider is in intermolt. It will progress to late intermolt, to premolt. Its "bum" will get darker and shinier the closer it gets closer to molting. Your timeframe can be weeks or months. Voila' P.S. I love my E. yellow!

Cool, I haven't had any adult spiders molt for me yet so I'm only use to the quick pre-molt to molt. I'm excited for her to molt, I'd like to see her stump leg get stronger. Poor baby.

 

[Prrum16]

Are there any reasons besides hair flicking that may cause a t to go bald? My mature female I purchased about a month ago has a bald bum and I don't know how she was before but I've never seen her flick hair or act defensively towards me.

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ive caught my euathlus sp red rubbing her back legs on her abdomen a few times i believe its a way of them cleaning her
hairs on her back legs so they can taste and smell better. when i bought her at the reptile expo she was also i little bit bald already

 

[gobey]

Cool, I haven't had any adult spiders molt for me yet so I'm only use to the quick pre-molt to molt. I'm excited for her to molt, I'd like to see her stump leg get stronger. Poor baby.

My 2 L.P.s that I bought 2 months ago looked just like that abdomen wise. It's not really even a bald spot as much as color of the abdomen turning pale. My L.P.s both eventually burrowed, stopped eating, then their abdomens filled in black, and they molted.

I'm sure the process will take longer for a E. Sp. Red however.

Those were my first adult molts too.

 

[Storm76]

ive caught my euathlus sp red rubbing her back legs on her abdomen a few times i believe its a way of them cleaning her
hairs on her back legs so they can taste and smell better. when i bought her at the reptile expo she was also i little bit bald already

Ehh...no. It's simply laying some urticating hairs in her territory to ward off predators. It's instinctual behavior.



As for the bald bum: Likely lost most of the hairs during transport because I'm assuming that's a wild-caught at that size. Most people don't "raise" them sadly and not many are available as slings as the species grows slowly and requires patience from the keeper doing so. Not everyone's cup of tea.

 

[Prrum16]

Ehh yea I disagree with you... And euathlus species red are readily available here on the forums and on many other online dealers.. You should look into it


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[miss moxie]

Ehh...no. It's simply laying some urticating hairs in her territory to ward off predators. It's instinctual behavior.



As for the bald bum: Likely lost most of the hairs during transport because I'm assuming that's a wild-caught at that size. Most people don't "raise" them sadly and not many are available as slings as the species grows slowly and requires patience from the keeper doing so. Not everyone's cup of tea.

Well, I said earlier in the thread that she wasn't transported to me. I purchased her from someone who claimed to have had her for a year (not that she was one year old, of course.) and she came in the enclosure her previous owner kept her in. I drove to meet him and picked her up myself, no shipping. From his hands into mine.

Where she came from before that? I've no idea.

As for raising them, I just picked up two slings. Only half an inch. I'm sure it will take years for them to get to her size, but that's okay. It is a species I enjoy enough that I want to be around to watch them crawl their way to adulthood. I just hope they both don't turn out to be male.

 

[Storm76]

If you picked that T up without shipping involved - then I'm guessing the seller received her like that, or she kicked hairs simply. Anyways, while it may take months (or a year+ in worst case) before she molts, it's a great species, indeed.

 

[Prrum16]

If you picked that T up without shipping involved - then I'm guessing the seller received her like that, or she kicked hairs simply. Anyways, while it may take months (or a year+ in worst case) before she molts, it's a great species, indeed.

Ehh yea I disagree with you... And euathlus species red are readily available here on the forums and on many other online dealers.. You should look into it