Help! Abdomen looks strange!

[PiperUriija]

It looks like her abdomen is... decaying? Cracking? Peeling? Usually I'd say it's because she kicked hairs but its pink underneath with some white powder looking stuff. I'm currently looking for any signs of mold and I will be cleaning out her enclosure and changing out her substrate. She is a Goliath pinktoe. It's just very concerning. Here is a video of her abdomen.

 

[Mustafa67]

It looks like her abdomen is... decaying? Cracking? Peeling? Usually I'd say it's because she kicked hairs but its pink underneath with some white powder looking stuff. I'm currently looking for any signs of mold and I will be cleaning out her enclosure and changing out her substrate. She is a Goliath pinktoe. It's just very concerning. Here is a video of her abdomen.

Can’t watch it

 

[PiperUriija]

It looks like her abdomen is... decaying? Cracking? Peeling? Usually I'd say it's because she kicked hairs but its pink underneath with some white powder looking stuff. I'm currently looking for any signs of mold and I will be cleaning out her enclosure and changing out her substrate. She is a Goliath pinktoe. It's just very concerning. Here is a video of her abdomen.

Can’t watch it

 

[Mustafa67]

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Are they moving?

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Just looks like urticating setae to me being kicked off .

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Can you post a picture of the whole enclosure? It is possible she was injured?

 

[Liquifin]

It's just a tarantula that has kicked off some hairs. It's completely normal from the pictures you provided.

 

[viper69]

Setae removed

 

[PiperUriija]

Are they moving?

Yes she is moving around, her sassiness has gone up and she's seeming more irritable that usual and throwing defense postures

Can you post a picture of the whole enclosure? It is possible she was injured?

I will post a photo when I get home.

 

[Smotzer]

As other have described about, all I see is very normal occurrence!

 

[HOITrance]

I am assuming this is a Theraphosa apophysis and not Avicularia braunshauseni. Either way, it is just setae being removed. My T.apophysis was very cranky when she goes into premolt. They will also cover themselves and they area around where they will molt in their setae....I itch just looking at one of my theraphosa spp in premolt lol

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I am assuming this is a Theraphosa apophysis and not Avicularia braunshauseni. Either way, it is just setae being removed. My T.apophysis was very cranky when she goes into premolt. They will also cover themselves and they area around where they will molt in their setae....I itch just looking at one of my theraphosa spp in premolt lol

Yep and I’d hope it’s in a terrestrial set up not enough pics . How much stronger are theraphosa spp hairs then Lasiodora? I feel itchy just looking at ops picture.

 

[HOITrance]

Yep and I’d hope it’s in a terrestrial set up not enough pics . How much stronger are theraphosa spp hairs then Lasiodora? I feel itchy just looking at ops picture.

Well, while everyone is different on how they react, it has long been believed that Theraphosa have the worst hairs out there followed by Nhandu.