weird tarantula behavior

[karlpox]

My P. Regalis last molted April 8 on May 11 my T was on its molt position on its side. It was around mid night so I went to bed and expected it to finish molting the next day. When I woke up my T is on its feet on the substrate not on the wall. So I thought it wasn't gonna molt probably just a false alarm. Now when I got home from my day around 8 PM my regalis already lost 4 legs (both legs left and right legs from the back) I was getting worried since it was my first T. Now i read about autotomize which is the ability of a tarantula to remove its leg when its damaged or whatever. So I thought that it was sorta normal. The following day when I woke up my regalis is still alive tried to fed it but it didn't eat so I removed the mealworm. When I got around 6PM my regalis is still normal after dinner though my regalis removed another leg (2nd left leg) and I was like WT<edit> is my regalis doing? Is my T trying to kill himself or remove all his legs?

Anybody knows what my T is undergoing? Its probably gonna die this week or next if he/she continues this.

 

[phoenixxavierre]

What size is the t?

What are the conditions it's being kept in? You said you tried to feed it and it refused prey, so what size is its abdomen, fat or skinny or inbetween?

It's possible it sensed some on-coming problem with it's molt and popped it's legs off (purely conjecture of course).

Did it eat them or just pop them off?

 

[Motorkar]

I thin she/he fell off the mat since it was on the side and injured itself, thats why detached legs....

 

[Jezabel]

Hi. I'm sorry to hear about your Tarantula, how devastating! From what I've just read and from what I understand it sounds like it's having a hard time molting from it's carapace & abdomen . . . ?

" Forced Autotomy

When a tarantula gets a bleeding leg injury, the first action that pops up in the minds of most keepers is to stop the bleeding. Using nail mender, stopping the bleeding only is appropriate for small puncture wounds. With more serious leg injuries involving crushing or tearing, the leg
should be removed using forced autonomy and the stump double coated with nail mender. A damaged leg, once the bleeding is stopped, doesn’t risk the tarantulas health until the next molt.
Because of the damage, it’s unlikely the tarantula will be able to pull the new leg from the old exoskeleton. This could lead to the death of the tarantula if it can’t escape its old exoskeleton, or force it to autotomize the leg during the molt. Since molting is probably not the best time for autotomy, it’s probably wise to remove damaged legs long before a molt.
Removal of a leg involves firmly grabbing the femur (no other leg segment, only the femur) with forceps and pulling up rapidly and forcefully. I know this sounds horrible to many of you, but try to grin and bear it; it’s best for the continued health of your tarantula. "

Thoughts from anyone else??

 

[Chris_Skeleton]

What size is it?

If it is a juvenile or an adult, and it last molted April 8 then it wasn't molting.

What do you mean by molt position "on it's side"?

And when was the last time it ate?

 

[karlpox]

@phoenixxavierre
its about an 1" still a sling. its abdomen is big because it usually ate every 2days. He just popped them off. I don't know what are the temps in my room ill try and get them later.

@motorkar it probably did.

@jezbel like motorkar said it probably fell thats why it had to autotomize itself. well i do hope he would stop removing his legs because he already removed 5 of them.

@chris about 1" legspan. i mean its already in a sideward position before it lays down properply on the substrate. last time it ate was last week.