[please help] Impaction suspicion, tliltocatl albopilosum dragging abdomen

[zippedzip]

My tliltocatl albopilosum has been dragging its abdomen on the substrate (even when it's crawling over its hide) for a few days (As shown in video below)
The spinneret may look like it's down when it's walking (in the video below), but I don't think it's laying down webbing
It used to poop in its water dish quite frequently but now I haven't been seeing it pooping in its dish after I rehoused it in its new enclosure

The bald spot on its abdomen just recently turned black, could it be some weird behaviour before molting if this is not about Impaction?

Closer look to its abdomen ↓ Thanks guys.

 

[Thekla]

She's in heavy premoult and quite plump, that's maybe she seems to drag her abdomen around, but she might be already laying down her moulting mat. Just wait for her to moult. And make sure she has water at all times.


Please post a picture of the whole enclosure anyway. Seems there's too much height.

 

[KaroKoenig]

Video works for me. Try this:

 

[Thekla]

Video works for me. Try this:

Found it while I was replying.

I hate that there's basically no difference between normal text and a link.

@zippedzip
She's definitely webbing. Just wait for her to moult as I said.

 

[zippedzip]

She's in heavy premoult and quite plump, that's maybe she seems to drag her abdomen around, but she might be already laying down her moulting mat. Just wait for her to moult. And make sure she has water at all times.


Please post a picture of the whole enclosure anyway. Seems there's too much height.

Thanks! Yeah the mat has been laid for more than a week as I can remember.
I was planning to giving her more substrate a week after she molts, cause I don't want to stress her out too much before she molts

 

[EpicEpic]

the way its going left to right, im inclined to guess that it is laying down a thin bit of molting mat. Its QUITE dark + plump and that also means a molt should be in the horizon.

That being said....if that is not the case....you are just grossly overfeeding it LOL. That can cause drag injuries and theres just no point. So stop. Either way I think s/he will be fine!

 

[Chebe6886]

Really does appear that she’s just going to molt fairly soon... unless they're obstructed bc of dried feces externally I’m not aware of any remedy. Just have to provide water and hope she either molts or clears any obstruction on its own.

 

[zippedzip]

the way its going left to right, im inclined to guess that it is laying down a thin bit of molting mat. Its QUITE dark + plump and that also means a molt should be in the horizon.

That being said....if that is not the case....you are just grossly overfeeding it LOL. That can cause drag injuries and theres just no point. So stop. Either way I think s/he will be fine!

I feed it once a week at max and sometimes around 2 weeks but she's still quite thiccc haha
Thanks a lot

 

[zippedzip]

Really does appear that she’s just going to molt fairly soon... unless they're obstructed bc of dried feces externally I’m not aware of any remedy. Just have to provide water and hope she either molts or clears any obstruction on its own.

Thank you, I can assume the molting is fairly near then

 

[EpicEpic]

I feed it once a week at max and sometimes around 2 weeks but she's still quite thiccc haha
Thanks a lot

Let me give you some advice if I may? Throw your feed schedule out the window! Use the abdomen as a gauge! It should only be the size of the carapace, except plump. You do not need to feed once a week. You can feed it as often as you like depending on meal size. But with this strategy, you'll never get a turned down meal and will prevent fasting. Also it is much healthier in regards to falls and drag injuries and less stressful! It will also lead to a longer life!

Wins galore!

-P!

 

[CJJon]

^This

 

[zippedzip]

Let me give you some advice if I may? Throw your feed schedule out the window! Use the abdomen as a gauge! It should only be the size of the carapace, except plump. You do not need to feed once a week. You can feed it as often as you like depending on meal size. But with this strategy, you'll never get a turned down meal and will prevent fasting. Also it is much healthier in regards to falls and drag injuries and less stressful! It will also lead to a longer life!

Wins galore!

-P!

I'll bare that in mind, thanks a lot (I forgot to mention the 1w/2w schedule goes like this ionly if her abdomen is too small)

 

[octanejunkie]

Thank you, I can assume the molting is fairly near then

Imminent, yes

Laying down a molt mat means it's about to happen

 

[Chebe6886]

I like big butts and I can not lie
You other Brothers can’t deny.....

 

[zippedzip]

I like big butts and I can not lie
You other Brothers can’t deny.....

Big booty

 

[EpicEpic]

I'll bare that in mind, thanks a lot (I forgot to mention the 1w/2w schedule goes like this ionly if her abdomen is too small)

I'd bet dollars to donuts that your "too small" is not too small. Contrary to popular belief and constant photos of overfed spiders, people think huge abdomens are the norm. They are not. I can tell your spider has been overfed. We've all done it, no problem. But I wouldn't have offered your spider food for 2 weeks prior to you posting the pic...all the way until it molts and another 2 weeks after that

 

[zippedzip]

I'd bet dollars to donuts that your "too small" is not too small. Contrary to popular belief and constant photos of overfed spiders, people think huge abdomens are the norm. They are not. I can tell your spider has been overfed. We've all done it, no problem. But I wouldn't have offered your spider food for 2 weeks prior to you posting the pic...all the way until it molts and another 2 weeks after that

Sure, I'm gonna wait cause I want her to be healthy not thicc

 

[EpicEpic]

Good im glad ...faster they moult....faster they mature....faster they pass....

Along with many other bad reasons I aforementioned.

I can not name 1 good thing that comes from it

Thank for listening. Enjoy!

 

[The Grym Reaper]

The bald spot on its abdomen just recently turned black, could it be some weird behaviour before molting if this is not about Impaction?

That's heavy pre-moult

I feed it once a week at max and sometimes around 2 weeks but she's still quite thiccc haha

Tbh, feeding a prey item no larger than the tarantula's abdomen every 3-4 weeks would be better (if you feed larger meals then feed less often). You want to aim to keep the abdomen around the same size or just slightly larger than the carapace. That said, the abdomen will vastly increase in size at the end of a moult cycle as they have to form a new exoskeleton under the old one and then secrete fluids between the two to separate them.