KenTheOtherBugGuy
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Can you post a pic please?Hi,
Is this guy too fat for a sling?
G. Rosea (Noodles) 1.25"
Thank you!
Ken
Handling in general is mostly looked down upon.Slings don´g get too fat or obese, they will just eat and moult. Your specimen looks like it´s ready to moult soon. That makes handling it even more stupid!
Yes it looks like it's in premolt. I wouldn't offer it anymore food and definitely wouldn't advise handling it. Let it be and wait for it to molt.It ate late night... It's in premolt?
Thanks for the kind answer.Yes it looks like it's in premolt. I wouldn't offer it anymore food and definitely wouldn't advise handling it. Let it be and wait for it to molt.
Right...a sling cannot ever be too fat...its part of the growth process....a fat sling is a good thing, not a concern.It can't be too fat, that's not a possibility. The myth of "Ts being fat" probably stems from the fear of a spider injuring itself from a fall, if it's very plump it's more likely to hurt itself. If it's housed properly this is not a risk at all.
Ts can't be obese the same way humans can, it will simply molt and grow. Your G.rosea looks like it's in pre molt, hold off on feeding for now and try to avoid handling if you can, It's not necessary.
Well, juvies and adults certainly can be too fat. Yes, the fall issue can be avoided like you said, but their abdomens get to the point of constantly dragging on the substrate. For species that don't lay down much web, this can lead to drag injuries similar to "road rash" that humans get. Slings don't get this because of how often they're molting, but very slow growing juvies like most Brachypelma spp. can end up with nasty injuries.It can't be too fat, that's not a possibility. The myth of "Ts being fat" probably stems from the fear of a spider injuring itself from a fall, if it's very plump it's more likely to hurt itself. If it's housed properly this is not a risk at all.
First I've heard of it, if it were to happen the spider would probably molt shortly thereafter. If anything it would be a temporary issue, not a long term detriment to their health, as obesity is in humans. I've gotten some juvies really fat and I've yet to have any problems, usually they just go into pre molt, but I can see how that would be a hindrance with slow growing species like brachypelma.Well, juvies and adults certainly can be too fat. Yes, the fall issue can be avoided like you said, but their abdomens get to the point of constantly dragging on the substrate. For species that don't lay down much web, this can lead to drag injuries similar to "road rash" that humans get. Slings don't get this because of how often they're molting, but very slow growing juvies like most Brachypelma spp. can end up with nasty injuries.
http://arachnoboards.com/threads/cyst.283830/First I've heard of it, if it were to happen the spider would probably molt shortly thereafter. If anything it would be a temporary issue, not a long term detriment to their health, as obesity is in humans. I've gotten some juvies really fat and I've yet to have any problems, usually they just go into pre molt, but I can see how that would be a hindrance with slow growing species like brachypelma.
Interesting thread, your B.albopilosum successfully molted and lost the spot, so I think we can assume that the injury wouldn't cause molting problems until proven otherwise... but I see where your coming from, what do you mean by not just a surface issue?http://arachnoboards.com/threads/cyst.283830/
I can see how this would cause molting problems, as it's not just a surface issue. I just wouldn't risk it.
Well, she still has the dot (she hasn't molted since). It looks more like a scar now rather than a sore, and I expect it to be gone by next molt. On top of that, you can see the dot on the inside of the exuvia meaning that it wasn't just a surface injury. It's happened in the past that a "scab" gets caught during a molt and tears open the abdomen during the molting process. That's my real concern.Interesting thread, your B.albopilosum successfully molted and lost the spot, so I think we can assume that the injury wouldn't cause molting problems until proven otherwise... but I see where your coming from, what do you mean by not just a surface issue?