Broken Leg Boehmei

[Hogi Mildian]

Hello friends, i'm still not an expert to know about what happen to my Ts. That time I got my little Boehmei doesn't look good after he/she molt, first it looks like it have a crooked leg on that one



Also it seems to move less frequently than usual. After a month it still doesn't want to eat but I have see his poop in the enclo. When I try make him move, he's reacting with some kicking like doesn't look comfy, as I know he's so calm before.
He will be fine? I think about DKS.. Did anybody know what should I do to take care of him? Please let me know, I appreciate your reply Thank you~

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[Mustafa67]

Hello friends, i'm still not an expert to know about what happen to my Ts. That time I got my little Boehmei doesn't look good after he/she molt, first it looks like it have a crooked leg on that one
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Also it seems to move less frequently than usual. After a month it still doesn't want to eat but I have see his poop in the enclo. When I try make him move, he's reacting with some kicking like doesn't look comfy, as I know he's so calm before.
He will be fine? Did anybody know what should I do to take care of him? Please let me know, I appreciate your reply Thank you~

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WAIT. After a molt the leg will get better

Moving slow is normal for Ts. Ts don’t move much anyway they’re not dogs/cats.

 

[Hogi Mildian]

WAIT. After a molt the leg will get better

Moving slow is normal for Ts. Ts don’t move much anyway they’re not dogs/cats.

Thanks mate ya but its was over a month, my other T with same size looks fine after molt. I have this Boehmei and an Auratum almost 2 years they always molt almost in a close time

 

[Mustafa67]

Thanks mate ya but its was over a month, my other T with same size looks fine after molt. I have this Boehmei and an Auratum almost 2 years they always molt almost in a close time

Search the forum on Brachypelma genus molt cycles, Brachys have a slow growth rate

A month is nothing for a Brachy

 

[viper69]

Legs grow back, behavior can change after a molt

 

[Smotzer]

I have this Boehmei and an Auratum almost 2 years they always molt almost in a close time

So this is definitely just a coincidence; the fact they happened to molt in close time-frame proximity to one another is not a stable occurrence that can ever be expected to last synchronously or be used as an accurate measurement especially across lifetime. Even individuals of the same species from the same sac of mine have molted in different durations or cycles.

For the one that hasn’t molted…
It will molt when it’s ready to, likely not before that. Until then, wait!

Also as far as your concern about the leg, I personally am not seeing anything that needs any active intervention or high cause of alarm.

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Your T doesn’t look skinny, so I wouldn’t be concerned about not eating yet. Make sure your T has access to water at all times. The T will fix the leg on its own with the next molt. The odd movements could very well just be because you were messing with it with the brush. Give it a little more time.

 

[Hogi Mildian]

Thanks for reply guys, I have worried about it could be like DKS or something, I always spraying it intensively. I'll do an update if theres a headway on it

 

[LucN]

Thanks for reply guys, I have worried about it could be like DKS or something, I always spraying it intensively. I'll do an update if theres a headway on it

Instead of spraying, I would suggest to install a water dish if there's room. Even a small bottle cap would do. Spraying or misting amounts to only annoying your T further. If you wish to up the moisture in the air, pour a bit of water in a corner instead. Avoid overwatering as soggy substrate can attract mold, which is not necessarily dangerous, but definitely unsightly.

 

[viper69]

Thanks for reply guys, I have worried about it could be like DKS or something, I always spraying it intensively. I'll do an update if theres a headway on it

WHY ARE YOU SPRAYING??????????

Great way to kill them- they are NOT PLANTS

 

[Hogi Mildian]

I mean it misting a little bit to their enclo, make a wet part on their dirt

 

[LucN]

I mean it misting a little bit to their enclo, make a wet part on their dirt

As I said above, it's simply better to pour a bit of water into the sub than mist. But nothing beats a good water dish IMO. Best practice to avoid dehydration.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Firelegs do fine dry also you don’t need to mist or do anything. Overflow the water dish every so often but don’t flood the place . It’s a desert species .

 

[viper69]

I mean it misting a little bit to their enclo, make a wet part on their dirt

That's not needed at all. I know zillions of posts suggest overflowing water dishes. Ive never done it. Dish + water, or drop-wise water on webbing.

So this is definitely just a coincidence;

And only a mighty god could deduce this- your input is welcome brother.

 

[TheraMygale]

My g pulchripes sling molted with a gimp leg. It didnt feed with the same vigor as before, i left prekilled. Which it seemed to prefer. It remolted quicker then usual with a normal leg. It now hunts with regular vigor.

yours can and might do just like mine. Avoid causing extra stress. Limit interactions. Water bowl. Offer prekilled. If prey you are giving is not taken, maybe its big for it now. Even if it was taking it before: many of mine do that sometimes. So i just offer very small for the slings.