Growth on abdomen?

[ATPikachu]

Hi all

I was summoned to the prep room at work today to see one of the Ts and what I was presented with has me a little flummoxed! I've taken pics as best I can.

She is apparently still eating and behaving as she always has...



Sorry if the resolution is off or anything. Posting from my phone.

 

[birdonfire]

Cyst, tumor, abscess--all words used to describe this phenomenon in the tarantula hobby. May be from a prior injury. I haven't seen a definite diagnosis for this health anomaly. The t will either molt out of it or it will prove fatal. Seems to be a problem for older ts.

 

[A guy]

I think it just kicked hairs

 

[birdonfire]

I think it just kicked hairs

Not on the side of the spider. The urticating hair patch is on the lower back part of the abdomen.

 

[Olan]

Yeah, nothing to do but wait. Looks pretty big, could end up being fatal. If a wild caught spider I’d be worried about a parasite. But whatever it is, all that can be done is wait and see…

 

[viper69]

Not on the side of the spider. The urticating hair patch is on the lower back part of the abdomen.

Prep room?

 

[Smotzer]

If it is bulging I would basicalky refrain from or severely cut back feeding. It looks sufficiently plump anyways and won’t need food. Not trying to feed more is about all you can do and make sure it can’t injure itself from falling on hard objects.

 

[ATPikachu]

Prep room?

I'm a science teacher. The school Ts live in there well away from anything harmful.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Cyst, tumor, abscess--all words used to describe this phenomenon in the tarantula hobby. May be from a prior injury. I haven't seen a definite diagnosis for this health anomaly. The t will either molt out of it or it will prove fatal. Seems to be a problem for older ts.

spot on !
Exactly I lost two of my largest Ts to cysts.
Rip

 

[spideyspinneret78]

To me it looks like an injury....like layers of the exoskeleton are damaged and the spider's internal organs and hemolymph are starting to bulge through, almost like a hernia. Cut down on feeding and make sure that the tarantula can't fall or hurt itself further. There's a chance that the spider may molt out of it, but to be honest I'm not feeling optimistic based on what I'm seeing.

 

[viper69]

I'm a science teacher. The school Ts live in there well away from anything harmful.

Smart! We've read the opposite with some teachers.

Looked at your images- no one knows what causes these. I had a NW T which developed such an issue out of the blue. She didn't fall as being an emilia she's heavy bodied I put such species in setups that prevent fall death etc I fed her less, and by about 2 or 3 molts she healed up.

No one to my knowledge, certainly not AB, has posted images of their dead T from a dissection. That may shed some light a bit. Maybe some of the EU forums members have done this, but I've not heard of it.