Help my tarantula is being weird

[Alejandro77567]

So anyways my tarantula when it walks forward and it’s legs extend they are kinda twitchy. He walks just fine though. He hasn’t eaten in like 2 and a half weeks which for him means coming to the bottom of his enclosure and I drop a cricket in for him I’m concerned any advice would be great

 

[Vanisher]

Post a pictute on the tarantula and the enclosure

 

[nicodimus22]

Hmmm. I almost feel like you need video in this case to see what he means about the leg movement.

 

[Pyroxian]

Hmmm. I almost feel like you need video in this case to see what he means about the leg movement.

This plus at least some basic information, such as species, size, history (time owned, time since last rehouse, time since molt, etc). There's very little information here so anything anyone suggests would be a wild guess at best.

 

[lossjoss]

With the very little information you've given, we can only make wild assumptions or guesses.

Assuming it's a male, as you said "he", they tend to drum or shake while walking to let females near by know he's there. They sometimes do this even if a female isn't near by, a few T owners I know have catched mature males drumming by themselves. (This is my guess, could be wrong as you reveal more details of your situation.)

 

[Alejandro77567]

Hmmm. I almost feel like you need video in this case to see what he means about the leg movement.

It’s like he moves his legs forward in not a wobbly but shaky movement kinda like a shaky hand

 

[Thekla]

And we still don't know anything about your tarantula.

- What species is it?
- How big is it (DLS)?
- Do you know the sex?
- How is it kept (pictures of the whole enclosure)?
- Could it have been exposed to any pesticides, etc.?

Without answering these questions and posting pictures of the T in question and a video (if possible) we can't help!

 

[Vanisher]

With the very little information you've given, we can only make wild assumptions or guesses.

Assuming it's a male, as you said "he", they tend to drum or shake while walking to let females near by know he's there. They sometimes do this even if a female isn't near by, a few T owners I know have catched mature males drumming by themselves. (This is my guess, could be wrong as you reveal more details of your situation.)

They often shake as part of the mating ritual if a female is close. I have never seen this in adult males without a counterpart female in the same enclosure. They can randomly tap/drum though
I dont think this is the case here?

 

[darkness975]

It’s like he moves his legs forward in not a wobbly but shaky movement kinda like a shaky hand

Answer the questions posted by @Thekla and others in this thread or we cannot really help much other than to take wild guesses.

 

[PidderPeets]

It might be jumping the gun, but my immediate thought was it was an Avic doing the "Avic walk", and not being hungry, so it's not coming down to eat. But that's purely speculation.

 

[TriMac33]

There is nothing to go on from this post. Before we can even begin to speculate, a picture of the T and its set up are needed, as well as answers to those few basic questions.