Should I be worried and if so, what can I do!?

[LittleXNikki]

Hey everyone, so I have never had this happen before in the time that I've kept my LP.

However, the one below belongs to a friend and hers recently went through a molt. This looks like a bad one and I'm really worried about the underside of her LP's abdomen. Could anyone tell me what has happened here? And if it could be fatal to the T?

The T is a mature female and is about 7-8 years old now. Up until this point she has always molted great and had no issues. But this is a first for me and so I can't give my friend any real and good advice regarding this. Any advice you can give would be really helpful.

Thank you

 

[fcat]

Hello,

This looks like some sort of tear or avulsion, likely happening during the molt but technically the new exoskeleton can be damaged/injured underneath the existing exoskeleton, and you won't see it until it molts. It could've even been a ruptured cyst. A hydration issue where the two layers of exo were not properly separated during molting. No one disturbed it while molting correct? No recent falls? If no to both then there's really nothing that could've been done.

Is it leaking any hemolymph?

If it were me, I'd carefully dab some cornstarch on it being careful to avoid the book lungs and anus, and prepare for the worst.

Very sorry, she looks beautiful.

 

[Liquifin]

It appears to be a cyst. In terms of cysts, it could get worse with each molt or get better with each molt, but no one would know for sure. Because only time will tell whether it'll recover fully or not. For starters, if the tarantula eats and if the cyst isn't leaking fluid, then it's at least a small sign of hope for starters. But as I stated, only time will tell whether it'll recover properly or not.

 

[Wolfram1]

Maybe one too many crickets for this little one

So I more or less just wanted to take this opportunity to post pictures of my rather plump T. vagans, but I might as well ask, does this look like premolt to you? I apologize for the poor camera quality

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i think you may have doged a bullet but time will tell
personally i wouldn't use corn starch if it can be avoided

 

[mack1855]

Exuvia(molt) did not separate from that T in that area.Think of it as a scab pulled to early from us humans.
Had one time this happened.Toss up wether it survives.Infection is the thing that would be first concern.
I would not mess with cornstarch myself.Just hope for the best.

 

[LittleXNikki]

Hey everyone, so looks like we may have a drag injury as Wolfram pointed out. I got my friend to send me before pics, as the T took up her molting position. I feel like there is a noticeable smooth/flat spot:

Also, for fcat I don't think there had been any bangs, knocks or falls for the T, no. This girl is pretty hardy for the most part and sometimes has the disposition of All Fangs, All the time. What im trying to say, is not an awful lot fazes her. For a T, she has the attitude the size of a small city. But falls and disturbs were the first things I asked, when my friend came to me. She is a beautiful T, though. Very, very pretty and she likes to parade around for all to see. So to see her like this? Well, it's a bit heartbreaking, actually.

Liquifin: No leaks as far as we can see so far, but in saying that she is still recovering from molt, so isn't moving around too much. So it would be a bit hard to see at the moment. I also think the coco fiber is also looking a bit drier than I would like. Which wouldn't help her in general either. I think we may have a mixture of things playing against the girl, this time around.

But I hope she can recover. Because my friend really does adore her and it would devastate her to lose her.

 

[fcat]

She sounds like such a a charming gal. Sorry this is happening to her

 

[viper69]

Bummer- all you can do is wait for next molt, and don’t feed heavily