Octagon
Arachnoperson
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- Feb 15, 2016
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Hi all,
I am hoping someone might be kind enough to give me their thoughts. I know there is something wrong with my B smithi adult female. She has been showing the following unusual behaviour for about a week.
1. She has her front (carapace) end elevated off the substrate but her abdomen is angled downward so the end of it is touching the ground. She is in this position 100% of the time. Definitely not normal for such an extended period.
2. She is leaving spots of white fluid all over the substrate in the middle of her cage. See pics attached. Some of them are 1/4 inch in diameter, some smaller. I assume it is poop. Normally she never poops anywhere but neatly in the corners of her cage and in smaller quantities than this. It seems like she has diarrhea. There are some areas where there are several spots in a row where she obviously was walking along and this fluid was coming out in a series of drips while she walked.
3. She is rubbing her spinnerets/(or anus?) a lot.
4. She's not eating. Last time she ate was 4 weeks ago. Previous to that, she was eating normally.
5. She is moving around constantly. Again, not normal for her.
When she ate 4 weeks ago, it was 2 crickets from a different supplier than usual. Also, they were crickets with a banded pattern rather than the normal plain ones. It is almost like those crickets did not agree with her digestive system. Does this make sense, and secondly, would it be normal to have such a delayed reaction? Anything I should do?
Many thanks in advance for any advice, much appreciated.
I am hoping someone might be kind enough to give me their thoughts. I know there is something wrong with my B smithi adult female. She has been showing the following unusual behaviour for about a week.
1. She has her front (carapace) end elevated off the substrate but her abdomen is angled downward so the end of it is touching the ground. She is in this position 100% of the time. Definitely not normal for such an extended period.
2. She is leaving spots of white fluid all over the substrate in the middle of her cage. See pics attached. Some of them are 1/4 inch in diameter, some smaller. I assume it is poop. Normally she never poops anywhere but neatly in the corners of her cage and in smaller quantities than this. It seems like she has diarrhea. There are some areas where there are several spots in a row where she obviously was walking along and this fluid was coming out in a series of drips while she walked.
3. She is rubbing her spinnerets/(or anus?) a lot.
4. She's not eating. Last time she ate was 4 weeks ago. Previous to that, she was eating normally.
5. She is moving around constantly. Again, not normal for her.
When she ate 4 weeks ago, it was 2 crickets from a different supplier than usual. Also, they were crickets with a banded pattern rather than the normal plain ones. It is almost like those crickets did not agree with her digestive system. Does this make sense, and secondly, would it be normal to have such a delayed reaction? Anything I should do?
Many thanks in advance for any advice, much appreciated.