Blind spider?

Godsmack1934

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I have reason to believe that my running crab spider is blind due to it being scared of food and only sometimes eating pre-killed. Is there any special ways I should change it's enclosure to make it more comfortable? I can provide pictures when I get home if needed but I'm not home at the moment.
 

Godsmack1934

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Maybe you’re feeding too large prey
I've been feeding it prey that's significantly smaller than it, I'm thinking it's blind because when I took a closer look at where it's eyes should be I didn't see anything.
 

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I've been feeding it prey that's significantly smaller than it, I'm thinking it's blind because when I took a closer look at where it's eyes should be I didn't see anything.
That’s an important DETAIL left out of your OP 🤣🙄🤣
 

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I've been feeding it prey that's significantly smaller than it, I'm thinking it's blind because when I took a closer look at where it's eyes should be I didn't see anything.
Woah, what? I'd love to see a closeup image; that's so weird!
Some of these spiders have VERY small eyes, by the way. Barely visible!
 

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Maybe I'm the one without eyes but I don't see a spider in the first pic...

How big is this buddy
 

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On the second pic is what is your spider hanging off is that an eggsac?
 

Godsmack1934

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Maybe I'm the one without eyes but I don't see a spider in the first pic...

How big is this buddy
Ik, it's really hard to see in the first pic, but it's wasn't in the greatest position to take a picture, it's about 2-3 inches maybe a little more it blends in really well with the substrate.
 

Godsmack1934

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I was gonna say that too; is the photo cropped correctly?
I was in a bit of a hurry when I took it and it wasn't in the best position for a picture, I can better edit it though or take better ones in the morning.
 

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It is not an eggsac, it's a clump of substrate suspended in web.
Fair enough thought it might have been as the spider is hanging off it and it would of explained the no eating mums on a sac rarely eat. But very curious to see a better picture no eyes is something I haven't seen before.
 

Godsmack1934

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Fair enough thought it might have been as the spider is hanging off it and it would of explained the no eating mums on a sac rarely eat. But very curious to see a better picture no eyes is something I haven't seen before.
Yea, that's why I'm so confused about it, like I'm worried for the spider but I hope I'm wrong and I've just been offering the wrong food.
 
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