Crust under Pink T’s mouth??

BobaT

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Found white crust under pink T’s mouth! Solution?? I know there’s also some web on the glass that looks like they are the same but the white right under her mouth is separate and on her!
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Poop or leftover food, doesn't look like something to be concerned about.
 

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I agree it's a bit too blurry to be certain...

Poop eaters are usually desperate for fluids, got a water dish in there?
 

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Need more then that,
Has the t been acting normally? Ie eating webbing drinking,
Have you had any problems with any gnats or mites?
Is the t wc or cb?
How long have you had her?
What did she last eat?
Is she defecating normally?
When did she last moult?

We can't help you if we don't know what's going on, sorry. A clear pic would also help as well as viv pics, and please try not to stress, you stressing won't help your t. Deep breath, we are here to help but need more info then white crusty stuff to help you narrow it down.
 

BobaT

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Need more then that,
Has the t been acting normally? Ie eating webbing drinking,
Have you had any problems with any gnats or mites?
Is the t wc or cb?
How long have you had her?
What did she last eat?
Is she defecating normally?
When did she last moult?

We can't help you if we don't know what's going on, sorry. A clear pic would also help as well as viv pics, and please try not to stress, you stressing won't help your t. Deep breath, we are here to help but need more info then white crusty stuff to help you narrow it down.
She might be a bit dehydrated- she has a water dish currently but I changed the water dish yesterday and it was a bit dirty from poop- maybe she drank and it got stuck. I’ve had her for 2 years at May. She hasn’t eaten in a while (since August), I’ve dropped a cricket off in her enclosure last night. Hasn’t molted in roughly a year, had a previous thread on the topic. She’s cb, got her from a local pet store. I’ll post another picture when I get back from work.

She might be a bit dehydrated- she has a water dish currently but I changed the water dish yesterday and it was a bit dirty from poop- maybe she drank and it got stuck. I’ve had her for 2 years at May. She hasn’t eaten in a while (since August), I’ve dropped a cricket off in her enclosure last night. Hasn’t molted in roughly a year, had a previous thread on the topic. She’s cb, got her from a local pet store. I’ll post another picture when I get back from work.
Never had mite problems before, she hasn’t eaten relatively new substrate (coconut fiber x reptisoil)
 

Ratmosphere

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Just keep the water dish full, make sure it's not too shallow. The white looks like it's on the enclosure mostly from the pic, any chance you can post a better one tonight?
 

BobaT

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Just keep the water dish full, make sure it's not too shallow. The white looks like it's on the enclosure mostly from the pic, any chance you can post a better one tonight?
This is the best I could get right now- she’s covering a bit with her pedipalps. I’ve circled the area that’s showing under her mouth.
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Charliemum

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Sounds like poop off her water dish, if she's cb it won't be anything nasty from being wc coz she isn't, if she hasn't moulted in ages it won't be stick moult because you'd of noticed by now, and if they were mites or gnat eggs you would have noticed them about, so by deduction I would say poop off her dish or the wall. Keep your eye on her and if she gets any new symptoms you know where we are 😊.
 

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Could be from drinking out of the Water Basin aka Toilet Bowl.. :p
 
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TheraMygale

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The crust is lower from the mouth cavity. Which could indicate it didnt clean that part well.

probably feces or regugitated food. It happens.

when there ia yeast or parasitic nematodes, that reddish area would be crusty too. And look ill.

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