DOES MY JUMPING SPIDER HAVE IMPACTION? HELP!

[SkittlesTheJumpingSpider]

Hello everyone. I'm sort of panicking right now. A couple days (Or maybe it was a week) ago, I realized that my jumping spider was sort of "Scratching" it's abdomen with it's leg. It seems to do it quite often. I just read somewhere that when tarantulas do this, then they may have impaction. Is this normal for jumping spiders? Or does my baby have impaction ? It hasn't eaten in a little while (I forgot exactly how long, maybe about a week and a half), despite me trying to feed it crickets (I normally feed it every three days, but I've been trying to feed it daily, since it hasn't been eating). It's acting normal otherwise.

If it is impaction, is there any way to save my little spider?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-SkittlesTheJumpingSpider

 

[Jonathan6303]

Hello everyone. I'm sort of panicking right now. A couple days (Or maybe it was a week) ago, I realized that my jumping spider was sort of "Scratching" it's abdomen with it's leg. It seems to do it quite often. I just read somewhere that when tarantulas do this, then they may have impaction. Is this normal for jumping spiders? Or does my baby have impaction ? It hasn't eaten in a little while (I forgot exactly how long, maybe about a week and a half), despite me trying to feed it crickets (I normally feed it every three days, but I've been trying to feed it daily, since it hasn't been eating). It's acting normal otherwise.

If it is impaction, is there any way to save my little spider?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-SkittlesTheJumpingSpider

I don’t know for sure but if jumping spider, which is small, had an impaction, I think it would be dead by now.

 

[SkittlesTheJumpingSpider]

I don’t know for sure but if jumping spider, which is small, had an impaction, I think it would be dead by now.

Thank you very much, that is a relief.

 

[HeartBum]

Scratching their bums is part of the grooming process, but also, if they were impacted you wouldn’t notice a difference in their feeding habits. Sadly, they continue to eat so nothing really seems amiss and the issue isn’t noticed until it’s too late.

 

[Nicole C G]

Mine brushes all over. It’s how they groom. Like a cat.

 

[SkittlesTheJumpingSpider]

Mine brushes all over. It’s how they groom. Like a cat. View attachment 401213

Scratching their bums is part of the grooming process, but also, if they were impacted you wouldn’t notice a difference in their feeding habits. Sadly, they continue to eat so nothing really seems amiss and the issue isn’t noticed until it’s too late.

Thank you so much, everyone! What a relief.