There are also what looks like tears in the 'skin' on the legs where the drops are. Like the exo is splitting?Refusal of food is usually a sign of premolt behavior or just a full tank, try again to feed in a week or two. The red spots I don't know but its not T blood which is milky white. It could be just grooming fluid (which is clear) that appears red due to lighting.
A pic from over top the T would help as well as a pic of the whole enclosure
Is it just her legs or is this happening elsewhere on her body?Please, I am new to having tarantula. She was refusing food for two weeks now and This is what happened to her legs. Please, I am in stress
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She has these Red drops on her legs.
isnt that just normal patterning?Here are the tears I was talking about:
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Nice... coloration? I haven't seen this on a T. stirmi before, the stripes on the knees are...
The fluid looks clear (two small drops) on the left leg closest to the center of the photo, towards the bottom. OP can we have more photos?Here are the tears I was talking about:
AF T. stirmi
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Nice... coloration? I haven't seen this on a T. stirmi before, the stripes on the knees are...
And here is that clear lubrication fluid, you can see drops of it next to her, on the left towards the back:
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My biggest one is getting bigger. She was sitting at 7.5" before, looking forward to getting a...
I didn't mean tears as in colour. If i zoom the pic in a lot, it looks like the exo has tears in it on the knee/legs.Here are the tears I was talking about:
AF T. stirmi
- EulersK
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Nice... coloration? I haven't seen this on a T. stirmi before, the stripes on the knees are...
And here is that clear lubrication fluid, you can see drops of it next to her, on the left towards the back:
AF T. stirmi
- EulersK
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My biggest one is getting bigger. She was sitting at 7.5" before, looking forward to getting a...
It is, yes, but it's an actual indentation. It definitely looks like a tear. My point is that it's nothing to worry about. Still no idea about the fluid, though.isnt that just normal patterning?
I mean...it definitely looks like the fluid is leaking out from those tears in OP's photo. Like 100% - if there were not fluid coming out I'd say don't worry but I'd certainly be freaking out if that were my T.It is, yes, but it's an actual indentation. It definitely looks like a tear. My point is that it's nothing to worry about.
Judging from your photos and comparing them to OPs, it looks to me like the tears are present and the molting fluid is leaking out. The surface beneath the tears in your first photo appears very pink, so it'd stand to reason that they'd be what is making the droplets look reddish in OPs photo. As for what it means or what can be done about it, I don't know. I'd just keep the T well watered.Here are the tears I was talking about:
AF T. stirmi
- EulersK
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Nice... coloration? I haven't seen this on a T. stirmi before, the stripes on the knees are...
And here is that clear lubrication fluid, you can see drops of it next to her, on the left towards the back:
AF T. stirmi
- EulersK
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My biggest one is getting bigger. She was sitting at 7.5" before, looking forward to getting a...
The exoskeleton has split a bit down the length of certain leg segments. It's extremely visible on the "front" leg closest in the image on the left.Please, I am new to having tarantula. She was refusing food for two weeks now and This is what happened to her legs. Please, I am in stress
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She has these Red drops on her legs.