Hello,
I have a Lasiodora parahybana that likes to climb in her terrarium a bit. It's one of those thrive glass 10-gallon ones with the metal mesh top. I noticed she was climbing again and I was discussing with one of my tarantula expert buddies about moving her to a bigger enclosure because I think she's not too happy with size. I went to fill her water bowl and noticed a small puddle of clear fluid coming through the mesh (likely where she was climbing around at I was busy writing my final paper for college) and she seems to have a small droplet coming from what looks to be her mouth. I'm an entomologist so I know about hemolymph and all that fun jazz, but wasn't sure if this was common for tarantulas to do or if I should be worried? She's not moving much so I can't get a great look but it definitely isn't coming from any of the joints. I can't get a good enough pic to really explain what I'm seeing but it's essentially a tiny clear droplet. If there are any suggestions or help you can offer me that would be great, she's the first spider I've ever owned and she made it 2 and a half strong years with me I'd really like her to keep living to get full size. I believe she's still a juvie, however, they don't teach you much about spiders at Purdue so that's fantastic...
I have a Lasiodora parahybana that likes to climb in her terrarium a bit. It's one of those thrive glass 10-gallon ones with the metal mesh top. I noticed she was climbing again and I was discussing with one of my tarantula expert buddies about moving her to a bigger enclosure because I think she's not too happy with size. I went to fill her water bowl and noticed a small puddle of clear fluid coming through the mesh (likely where she was climbing around at I was busy writing my final paper for college) and she seems to have a small droplet coming from what looks to be her mouth. I'm an entomologist so I know about hemolymph and all that fun jazz, but wasn't sure if this was common for tarantulas to do or if I should be worried? She's not moving much so I can't get a great look but it definitely isn't coming from any of the joints. I can't get a good enough pic to really explain what I'm seeing but it's essentially a tiny clear droplet. If there are any suggestions or help you can offer me that would be great, she's the first spider I've ever owned and she made it 2 and a half strong years with me I'd really like her to keep living to get full size. I believe she's still a juvie, however, they don't teach you much about spiders at Purdue so that's fantastic...