Toxoderidae
Arachnoprince
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she's still alive, but I'm worried that won't last. I can't think of anything she ate that the others didn't eat (and everyone else is fine)nematodes? something she ate maybe?
sorry for your loss...
you may have saw my thread about my violaceopes, it up and died one afternoon after giving no signs of dehydration or anything. the most probable suggestions i got from all the helpful people that responded were impaction, or something to do with the water, chemicals or whatnot. yours looks like something else though.. mine didnt have that white stuff. does it come off? it might be poop.she's still alive, but I'm worried that won't last. I can't think of anything she ate that the others didn't eat (and everyone else is fine)
the white stuff is like hard, but this weird brown blob came out of her mouth all of a sudden.you may have saw my thread about my violaceopes, it up and died one afternoon after giving no signs of dehydration or anything. the most probable suggestions i got from all the helpful people that responded were impaction, or something to do with the water, chemicals or whatnot. yours looks like something else though.. mine didnt have that white stuff. does it come off? it might be poop.
im not sure exactly what they are, but that sounds like nematodes.. ive read theyre contagious, people usually put the spider in the freezer.. @14pokies i think this happened to your Hysteocrates recently?the white stuff is like hard, but this weird brown blob came out of her mouth all of a sudden.
No wasn't nematodes luckily and that nasty patch of whatever disapeared.. She drinks and eats regularly now but hasn't put on any weight so I'm leaning towards some type of internal parasites or possible injury... As long as she keeps fighting I will do my best to keep her alive.. She hasn't curled up ever or looked like a dying tarantula she is just extremely thin..im not sure exactly what they are, but that sounds like nematodes.. ive read theyre contagious, people usually put the spider in the freezer.. @14pokies i think this happened to your Hysteocrates recently?
Think there's still any hope for this regalis? I really don't want to see her die like this, I've raised her from a tiny sling.No wasn't nematodes luckily and that nasty patch of whatever disapeared.. She drinks and eats regularly now but hasn't put on any weight so I'm leaning towards some type of internal parasites or possible injury... As long as she keeps fighting I will do my best to keep her alive.. She hasn't curled up ever or looked like a dying tarantula she is just extremely thin..
There was a recent thread -- which I can't find -- about people using a salt water bath and that killed the nematodes. You dunk your spider kind of like a sheep dip, then rinse her with plain water. If it was me I'd try it.Think there's still any hope for this regalis? I really don't want to see her die like this, I've raised her from a tiny sling.
Er...No. There are several 100.000 species of nematodes and they are highly specific. Tarantula nematodes will not under any circumstances infect a mammal. And soil nematodes, of which there are plenty, will not infect a tarantula. So, if you haven't introduced a WC tarantula to your household lately those are not nematodes.Be careful. Nematodes are a threat to you, Ts, dogs....
No WC recently.If you raised that T from tiny sling I think nematodes are HIGHLY unlikely. I mean they have to come from somewhere, they don't just appear out of thin air. Did you get any WC tarantulas lately?
Er...No. There are several 100.000 species of nematodes and they are highly specific. Tarantula nematodes will not under any circumstances infect a mammal. And soil nematodes, of which there are plenty, will not infect a tarantula. So, if you haven't introduced a WC tarantula to your household lately those are not nematodes.
well there's no white stuff around her mouth anymore, so I doubt it's nematodes. I'm beginning to wonder if it was a parasite.If it ends up being nematodes, you could give this a shot: http://thebts.co.uk/forums/archive/index.php/t-5420.html
She can move her fangs and her limbs, I tried dripping water on her via pipette, but apparently she can't drink, it just sits on her mouth.Can you give her water by dropping it on the mouthparts? Do they even work? Can she move her fangs?
How is she doing?