Dead arm hang

[hellraizor]

Does anyone else have pokies that do this? My female P.formosa is due for a molt any day now. But all day and all night she just hangs limp from the glass near the top of her tank. Like her foot pads are posted solid and the rest just goes limp. It's odd and worries me a little.

 

[Berta]

Yep. I've seen my Taps do that every so often as well. Usually, it seems like they make sort of a sling out of their back legs on the downward side to hold up their butt.

A little disturbing looking, I agree, but I've never had anything bad come of it. I assume they're just lazy. :}

 

[crawltech]

My regalis does this....seems to be a premolt thing for her aswell

 

[hellraizor]

Im guessing its some lazy premolt hang. Kind of like chillin' in a hammock waiting for your new skin to harden.

 

[Ariel]

I saw my P. cambridgei doing this, but it was post-molt.

 

[maitre]

I've seen this with both my P. formosa and rufilata.

 

[Tapahtyn]

this is good to know, now I won't be alarmed if I see this on my pokies

 

[hellraizor]

but none of us know why they do this. Still doesn't answer the "why" question.