sick T

[jlevitt]

hi

so my rose hair T has been having lots of problems. his abdomen has shrunk alot to the point where it is about half the size of the rest of his body. also, he has lost most of the hair on his abdomen, and he is eating very little.

HELP
what do i do?!?

 

[Chris_Skeleton]

hi

so my rose hair T has been having lots of problems. his abdomen has shrunk alot to the point where it is about half the size of the rest of his body. also, he has lost most of the hair on his abdomen, and he is eating very little.

HELP
what do i do?!?

Is the bald spot turning black?

Does it have hooks under the first two legs? (Not the pedipalps).

 

[grayzone]

yeah, pics and a lil more info may be useful. could be a number of things.... how old is the t?

 

[jlevitt]

idk how old he is exactly. i got him in november, but he was on sale because they had him for a while. so, idk.

yes, the spot is getting darker. when it started to go bald, iti was a dark pinkish color, but now it's black. and he does have hooks. :-( does that mean he is getting old?

i dont have a working camera right now, but he spans about 3 inches, but his abdomen is less than 1 inch long and 1/4" tall. it is smaller than the top of my thumb, and i am a pretty small girl.

i hope this is enough of a description. i tried calling every vet i could find online and nobody near me handles arachnids. :-(

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also, should i stop giving him crickets if he isnt eating them? they stay in the tank for over a week at least. i dont think he likes it, but he never hides and he is really active.

 

[PrimalTaunt]

and he does have hooks. :-( does that mean he is getting old?

The hooks means that he is a mature male so he could be considered old for a male. MM's typically do not eat much as they are only concerned with finding a female. Enjoy him while you have him.

 

[Chris_Skeleton]

idk how old he is exactly. i got him in november, but he was on sale because they had him for a while. so, idk.

He was probably on sale because he is a mature male and does not have too much longer to live. Once they hit their ultimate molt, G. rosea have maybe 1-2 years to live.

yes, the spot is getting darker. when it started to go bald, iti was a dark pinkish color, but now it's black. and he does have hooks. :-( does that mean he is getting old?

The spot turning black indicates he is approaching a molt. This will be a post ultimate molt and 99% of the time, they do not complete a post ultimate molt. He could be anywhere between 4-7 years old. Males do not live as long as the females.

i dont have a working camera right now, but he spans about 3 inches, but his abdomen is less than 1 inch long and 1/4" tall. it is smaller than the top of my thumb, and i am a pretty small girl.

Males abdomens are typically smaller and bald and look pretty ragged.

i hope this is enough of a description. i tried calling every vet i could find online and nobody near me handles arachnids. :-(

No vet handles Arachnida. There is nothing that you would have to take a tarantula to a vet for that you couldn't do yourself.

also, should i stop giving him crickets if he isnt eating them? they stay in the tank for over a week at least. i dont think he likes it, but he never hides and he is really active.

Mature males have one objective and that is to find a female and mate. That's why it's so active.

So enjoy the little time you have left with him.

 

[grayzone]

if its got hooks ur t already had its ultimate molt. if hes showing premolt signs again( the pink spot turnin black) he about to have his pen-ultimaate and likely die. if not this molt , its a matter of a month or so... id get my money back.... sorry friend

 

[PrimalTaunt]

if its got hooks ur t already had its ultimate molt. if hes showing premolt signs again( the pink spot turnin black) he about to have his pen-ultimaate and likely die. if not this molt , its a matter of a month or so... id get my money back.... sorry friend

Not quite correct. Penultimate means next to the last so the molt he had before hooking out would have been his penultimate.

 

[grayzone]

you can always go back to /contact the place or person u got it. maybe theyll work a deal with ya as compensation for your hassle. just hope he was a good "stepping stone" in the hobby.................. as far as findin a female for him... good luck as males tend to lose their "spunk" after there maturing molt.. it as at its peak when he matures then it fades away... in a race against time, ya gotta expect to lose

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and sorry about previous post... youre right.. i meant to say POST ultimate

 

[jlevitt]

okay well thanks for your help. i didnt know much when i first bought him so i am not surprised. i should have known, but im glad i could give him a good place to stay. next time ill make sure to get a female.

are females more aggressive? and do you think mine is not aggressive at all because he is so old?

he lets me handle him really well.

 

[Embers To Ashes]

Most rosies are docile, although they are prone to mood swings

 

[Hobo]

A 3" MM rose hair? Is that with the legs or without?
Are you sure about those hooks?
Are the pedipalps enlarged at the ends?

 

[Chris_Skeleton]

A 3" MM rose hair? Is that with the legs or without?
Are you sure about those hooks?
Are the pedipalps enlarged at the ends?

Hmm... I just now saw the post where she said 3".

When we say hooks, it is under the first set of legs, not the claws at the ends. Just in case that's what you might have been looking at. Like Hobo said, are the pedipalps balled up?

 

[DamoK21]

2 pictures

Hey, so just incase.

I have a couple of my own pics of a MM G.rosea RCF, one is not so clear, as it was taken with a camera phone. Iv circled the area's were to look to see if it is indeed a MM you have

First is the pedipalps, Do they appear "boxing glove like", like in this picture ? (Pedipalps being the 2 small legs located beside the fangs)

and do the first set of front legs (beside the pedipalps) have hooks on them like in the following pic ?

if they match, then indeed it is a mature male on his last legs. I dont mean any offence by this post/comment i just wrote, it is meerly to just be sure ;P

 

[jlevitt]

yes he definitely has hooks on his legs and his pedipalps look like the picture.
i will just take good care of him until he goes. next time i will know what to look for.

 

[grayzone]

tough break j.... when i got my parahybana i was very new lol to say the least, and the store sold it to me as a confirmed female..... it molted twice since then and on its 2nd molt it hooked out ( MATURED MALE) im not too mad though cuz he opened my eyes to the hobby, was very entertaining, and i get to ship him off to cali tomorrow to be with some ladies . im gettin 7 really cool slings for him and 20 bucks, PLUS a few "surprises" whatever that means... the guy im dealing with also said hed kick me down some slings from lunchbox's (my male) lady friend , if any, in the future as parahybanas can have 1000 or 2000 babies