Poecilotheria Formosa hanging abdomen

[JS35]

This T just molted yesterday and when she finished her abdomen was hanging on quite weirdly, and I was just wondering if this was normal for this species, or if it is something that I should be concerned about. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Poonjab]

I’ve seen my avic do this. Plus some other T’s. They are all healthy. So I wouldn’t worry about it

 

[Arachnophoric]

Don't worry about her, she's just hanging out.

Seriously though, I see my arboreals do this semi-regularly and doesn't mean anything is wrong with them. I think they're just relaxed.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Ah, yes, the fabled droopy butt. She's fine, just being a weirdo. Sometimes my P. cambridgei does the same thing...it looks ridiculous but never fails to make me chuckle. In the photo yours almost looks like she's aiming her butt towards something like some kind of cannon.

 

[JS35]

Ah, yes, the fabled droopy butt. She's fine, just being a weirdo. Sometimes my P. cambridgei does the same thing...it looks ridiculous but never fails to make me chuckle. In the photo yours almost looks like she's aiming her butt towards something like some kind of cannon.

Don't worry about her, she's just hanging out.

Seriously though, I see my arboreals do this semi-regularly and doesn't mean anything is wrong with them. I think they're just relaxed.

I’ve seen my avic do this. Plus some other T’s. They are all healthy. So I wouldn’t worry about it

Thanks you all for your help, now I can finally relax knowing that there is nothing wrong with her.

 

[TwiztedNinja]

This was informative as I have not seen any of mine do that. Good to know its nothing to stress about, if I ever see it. lol

 

[DaveM]

Yes, thank you for these informative responses. I have wondered about this pose in my pokies, and I would still like to understand better why this occasionally happens.

 

[EtienneN]

Last week my P. metallica emerged from her cork bark tube to walk up the glass of her enclosure to do the exact same thing for like two or three hours then went back into her den. Maybe she was getting her biweekly spider yoga in, you never know! But yes this is normal in all arboreals I think. It would be interesting to ask an arachnologist what the exact 'real' reason is. It seems right that they are just relaxing kinda like how terrestrials sometimes go into the 'pokie' pose on the substrate.

 

[CJJon]

It's waiting for you to pass by the enclosure with an open mouth so it can squirt poop into it.

T's are patient.

 

[viper69]

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This T just molted yesterday and when she finished her abdomen was hanging on quite weirdly, and I was just wondering if this was normal for this species, or if it is something that I should be concerned about. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Normal, move along and enjoy nature.

Or it could be COVID-19, have you performed a COVID check....

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Your tarantula is tarantula-ing, nothing to worry about.

 

[Vanessa]

My arboreal species are found like this often - especially my Avicularia. It's a favourite position.

 

[JS35]

Normal, move along and enjoy nature.

Or it could be COVID-19, have you performed a COVID check....

Your tarantula is tarantula-ing, nothing to worry about.

My arboreal species are found like this often - especially my Avicularia. It's a favourite position.

Thank you for your help