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I will apologize ahead of time if this has already been posted on, but I looked around for more than an hour and decided to try the direct aporach.:wall:
I recently purchased what was marketed as a P. regalis. I got it (unsexed at present) home and noticed that it lacked the indicative cream band on the underside of the opisthosoma and, after doing a little online research, have tenatively decided that it's a P. fasciata.
My concern is that after getting it home I noticed that the opisthosoma was somewhat misshapen. there is a kind of indentation on top that follows the rear curve of the opisthosoma, and the under side looks slightly shriveled for lack of a better word. I have had it for just under two weeks and she ate very heartily (2 medium to large discoid roaches) the first day. It has not taken food since and has gone as far as to "shoo" away any interloping prey I might introduce.
Its behavior is what puzzles me most. It has forsaken its arboreal hide and has taken to infrequently pacing the substrate round the large water dish on the bottom of the enclosure. It has spent so much time on the ground that I went and made a little lean-to hide for it that it seems to enjoy. It has lain a matt of silk over the available substrate and sort of patrols it at regular intervals. It is a juvenile of approx. 3 1/2" and I have read that the youngsters like to spend time on the ground. Am I just being overly concerned or is it unwell?
Any info would be greatly appreciated. I am skepitcal of the kind of care it recieved prior to my purchase. There was evidence of a molt in the small 2.5"X4.5" continer she was kept in. This is my first Pokie and even though I haven't had it long it is precious to me. Hopefully it just has an eccentric personality. The green highlighted area is the indentation I mentioned. These were taken when I first got it home. Its shape improved somewhat on the dorsal side after feeding. I have not been able to check the lateral side since this photo.
sorry about the novel I just wanted to be specific
I recently purchased what was marketed as a P. regalis. I got it (unsexed at present) home and noticed that it lacked the indicative cream band on the underside of the opisthosoma and, after doing a little online research, have tenatively decided that it's a P. fasciata.
My concern is that after getting it home I noticed that the opisthosoma was somewhat misshapen. there is a kind of indentation on top that follows the rear curve of the opisthosoma, and the under side looks slightly shriveled for lack of a better word. I have had it for just under two weeks and she ate very heartily (2 medium to large discoid roaches) the first day. It has not taken food since and has gone as far as to "shoo" away any interloping prey I might introduce.
Its behavior is what puzzles me most. It has forsaken its arboreal hide and has taken to infrequently pacing the substrate round the large water dish on the bottom of the enclosure. It has spent so much time on the ground that I went and made a little lean-to hide for it that it seems to enjoy. It has lain a matt of silk over the available substrate and sort of patrols it at regular intervals. It is a juvenile of approx. 3 1/2" and I have read that the youngsters like to spend time on the ground. Am I just being overly concerned or is it unwell?
Any info would be greatly appreciated. I am skepitcal of the kind of care it recieved prior to my purchase. There was evidence of a molt in the small 2.5"X4.5" continer she was kept in. This is my first Pokie and even though I haven't had it long it is precious to me. Hopefully it just has an eccentric personality. The green highlighted area is the indentation I mentioned. These were taken when I first got it home. Its shape improved somewhat on the dorsal side after feeding. I have not been able to check the lateral side since this photo.
sorry about the novel I just wanted to be specific
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