I received the A. Avic pictured below yesterday. (The image quality is the best I could accomplish with my DV camcorder, the only digital device I have. Sorry.) The femur-patellar joints on each of the pinktoe's back legs have a strange, tan, crust-like covering that I can best describe as looking like a scab. The substance appears to be adhered to the joints and to a few hairs in the area. It is only present on the fourth legs. The spider does have one leg on the right side that appears to be only partially regenerated, as it is shorter and thinner than the rest.
I thought perhaps that if the tarantula had experienced molting difficulties in the past, these "scabs" might be pieces of old exoskeleton still stuck to its body. (Frankly, I don't even know if this is possible.) But I certainly am concerned that it might be carrying some kind of fungus, one that could spread to my other spiders. Anyone who can help identify this substance, please post. Thanks, everyone.
I thought perhaps that if the tarantula had experienced molting difficulties in the past, these "scabs" might be pieces of old exoskeleton still stuck to its body. (Frankly, I don't even know if this is possible.) But I certainly am concerned that it might be carrying some kind of fungus, one that could spread to my other spiders. Anyone who can help identify this substance, please post. Thanks, everyone.
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