Broke off both fangs

[shelpen]

My MRK manage to defang herself.
I gather there is a bug soup in my future till she molts again... How often to feed though? Every week to speed up the next molt?

Also, has anyone had success stories of the same nature?
Thanks!

 

[Greasylake]

First questions is what's an MRK, also how big is the T? As for speeding up the feeding, that would only help to a certain point, at which point the T would start refusing food and go into a long fasting/pre molt period. One thing that could get the T to the next molt a little faster is bumping the temperature a few degrees. Maybe moving to a warmer room or putting it on a higher shelf would work nicely. Good luck with your T, I've heard of spiders going through a lot worse and coming out fine.

 

[shelpen]

Mexican Red Knee -- not sure of the proper taxonomic name anymore (can't keep up).
About 1.75-2" body length.

 

[Greasylake]

When was the last time she molted? Brachypelmas grow pretty dang slow you may be making bug smoothies for a little while.

 

[Theneil]

i believe that would be B. hamorii

 

[shelpen]

When was the last time she molted? Brachypelmas grow pretty dang slow you may be making bug smoothies for a little while.

Just a couple month ago!
That's when I moved her in a bigger enclosure...
Damn.

 

[Greasylake]

I believe @Ungoliant had a fangless spider once so I'll let her take it from here.

 

[shelpen]

I believe @Ungoliant had a fangless spider once so I'll let her take it from here.

Thanks!!!

 

[Michael bradley]

How did she de fang herself??

 

[NukaMedia Exotics]

How did she de fang herself??

Also wondering this lol...

I hope your hamorii pulls through though good luck.

 

[Sicarius1]

Never heard of a t defanging. That's remarkable and intriguing to say the least

 

[Michael bradley]

Only heard of this when using metal end tongs and a t breaking them attacking them.. or after a moly when fangs are soft??

 

[Ungoliant]

I believe @Ungoliant had a fangless spider once so I'll let her take it from here.

I've never had a spider with no fangs, but normally the protocol is to feed it "cricket soup" until it molts with new fangs.

 

[Greasylake]

I've never had a spider with no fangs, but normally the protocol is to feed it "cricket soup" until it molts with new fangs.

I thought it was you but I must have remembered wrong. Oops.

 

[Nightstalker47]

I thought it was you but I must have remembered wrong. Oops.

Your thinking of @The Grym Reaper, I know hes dealt with this in the past with an L.difficilis.

@shelpen Basically you just need to fatten it up and push it towards its next molt. As mentioned, a slurry of feeders is your best bet...feed them in a bowl of sorts and mash them up good into a thick paste. Sounds gross, but its the best you can do for it.

 

[Greasylake]

Your thinking of @The Grym Reaper, I know hes dealt with this in the past with an L.difficilis.

You're probably right.

 

[Andrea82]

Waxworm innards are really nutritious too, and very soft. No need to bash crickets if you buy waxies

Did it try to open the enclosure by itself or did it strike the tongs and broke its fangs?

 

[JoshDM020]

Only heard of this when using metal end tongs and a t breaking them attacking them.. or after a moly when fangs are soft??

Ive heard of overly "curious" T's pulling at airholes with their fangs and snapping one or both

 

[8leggedRN]

I have a male acanthoscurria geniculata who somehow bungled both of his fangs when he molted. He has two little nubby looking fangs where his should be, and can't take down a cricket. He molted on 5/10 and is about 2". What I'm doing with him is taking crickets and making sure they have nice plump abdomens, then removing everything (legs, wings, head, etc) and cutting the abdomens into two pieces so the innards are exposed and dropping them in his enclosure. I've seen him picking them up and it looks like he's chewing on them. Just make sure they can pick up the pieces and get them to their mouths and hopefully that will be good enough to get through till next molt. I've been feeding him about every three days.

 

[cold blood]

I have had this happen several times.

Wax worms, split and scored seem to be the best option...they have always worked best for me...fatty, gooey with no hard parts to get in the way.

Now the t won't eat as much and its molt cycle will generally end up very much extended as a result. But as long as it eats a few times, it should be ok in the long run. But do not fret if the t doesn't eat regularly...just as long as it eats something along the way.

Fangs generally come back full size in one molt.