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I've had a mature female G. rosea for several years now and she's developed quite a large mound on her abdomen. When it first started, I thought she maybe had an injury that was healing strangely. But it kept growing, and now it is nearly half the size of her abdomen. She's been acting strangely and has stopped accepting food. Recently, the mound has been accelerating its growth.
From my searches, it looks like this might be a type of parasitic fly larvae in the family Acroceridae. It also appears that no one has successfully raised the fly to adulthood from inside a tarantula to allow for a good ID. Other reports talk about a maggot emerging, but I haven't found a report on a successful pupation.
If this is indeed a parasitic fly, my T is pretty much doomed at this point. Since this is a fairly rare event, I'd like to allow the fly to pupate so I can identify it. Does anyone have advice for getting the parasite to reach maturity?
From my searches, it looks like this might be a type of parasitic fly larvae in the family Acroceridae. It also appears that no one has successfully raised the fly to adulthood from inside a tarantula to allow for a good ID. Other reports talk about a maggot emerging, but I haven't found a report on a successful pupation.
If this is indeed a parasitic fly, my T is pretty much doomed at this point. Since this is a fairly rare event, I'd like to allow the fly to pupate so I can identify it. Does anyone have advice for getting the parasite to reach maturity?
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