Tarantula leg

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

Looks to me she had a wet molt as well. Wet molts can be devastating.

 

[Nightstalker47]

I got her on on July 28th of this year and she has not eaten since I got her. She was in molting behavior and she just molted about 35 hours ago now.

Completely normal pre molt behaviour, she'll be eating again in no time. @miss moxie I checked again and now I see what you were talking about, very unusual.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

She's a little smaller than my palm, but I have kinda small hands. I wish I knew how old she was, I just got her almost a month ago.

So she's most probably a smallish - mid sized juvenile then, unfortunately no way to tell the age unless you know when she hatched.

I got her on on July 28th of this year and she has not eaten since I got her. She was in molting behavior and she just molted about 35 hours ago now.

That's normal for this species when in premoult, mine has stopped eating about a month prior to both her moults.

Once her fangs turn fully black (they'll go from white>red/maroon>black) she'll be ready for you to start attempting to feed again.

If the legs give her too much trouble then she'll self amputate and they'll grow back with subsequent moults, my N. incei lost one of her back legs during a moult about a week ago and she's fine, she ate today and doesn't seem to have lost any of her speed.

 

[Victorialouanne]

Ah yes, I see what you mean. Like it can't bend the very last joint above it's foot. Where a human's ankle would be. Again, even if it is fused in that position it won't keep them from hunting/walking/drinking which is what tarantulas have to do for survival. I doubt the T will drop it, but even if it does it will be alright. Next time it molts the joint should be regenerated just fine.

Next time you feed them (not sure when they molted but you should wait 10-12 days to feed a T at this size (she looks about 3 to 4 inches) watch them for a while. A lot of Ts will get onto their tip toes while they are eating.

See if your T's foot still looks the same or is bending at all. Not because it's a big deal but it will answer your question on whether the joint is fused/damaged.

She hasn't really moved at all since she molted and I'm concerned. I know you're not supposed to disturb them after molting, but I touched her butt with a paintbrush to see if she would move just a little and she's still as a rock...

 

[The Grym Reaper]

She hasn't really moved at all since she molted and I'm concerned. I know you're not supposed to disturb them after molting, but I touched her butt with a paintbrush to see if she would move just a little and she's still as a rock...

Before my girl threw off her manners along with her previous suit of armour she used to be pretty much catatonic (she wouldn't even flinch if you touched her with the tongs or a brush), bear in mind yours has recently moulted so she'll be absolutely knackered and won't really do much beyond stretching until she hardens.

She does this if you touch her now.

My B. hamorii is still defective.

• The Grym Reaper
• Jul 23, 2017
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• brachypelma brachypelma hamorii brachypelma smithi hamorii mexican redknee tarantula threat threat pose threat posture

She still thinks she's a P. cancerides.

 

[cold blood]

She hasn't really moved at all since she molted and I'm concerned. I know you're not supposed to disturb them after molting, but I touched her butt with a paintbrush to see if she would move just a little and she's still as a rock...

After a molt they will sit for days, often in uncomfortable looking positions...you may also see stretching in a few days.

Just leave it be, forcing movement will satisfy your curiosity, but it won't help the t at all.

 

[Victorialouanne]

Before my girl threw off her manners along with her previous suit of armour she used to be pretty much catatonic (she wouldn't even flinch if you touched her with the tongs or a brush), bear in mind yours has recently moulted so she'll be absolutely knackered and won't really do much beyond stretching until she hardens.

She does this if you touch her now.

My B. hamorii is still defective.

• The Grym Reaper
• Jul 23, 2017
• 8
• brachypelma brachypelma hamorii brachypelma smithi hamorii mexican redknee tarantula threat threat pose threat posture

She still thinks she's a P. cancerides.

After a molt they will sit for days, often in uncomfortable looking positions...you may also see stretching in a few days.

Just leave it be, forcing movement will satisfy your curiosity, but it won't help the t at all.

Not my curiosity, just my anxiety driving me up the walls. Thankful for all the help though because I don't know what I would do without it!!

 

[darkness975]

Not my curiosity, just my anxiety driving me up the walls. Thankful for all the help though because I don't know what I would do without it!!

What does that enclosure set up look like ? Can you post a full enclosure shot?