Help! Small white mites (I am assuming) on tarantula

[Psyrocke]

I did my daily checking and today I noticed that my P. sp South Hispaniola had a funny looking abdomen so I took a pic and zoomed in, and it appears she has small white mites on her abdomen and towards where her head and abdomen meet, but nothing was near her booklungs. I've checked many times since discovering this. I got her out of the old enclosure into a dry shipping container I had left (I save mine JIC), but I was wondering what else I can do?

I am also setting up a brand new enclosure for her as well. I have attached a picture of what I took also. My concern is that they look like they are coming out of her back, almost as if they have wounded her. She was feisty and ran around her old enclosure when I was trying to take her out. I figure part of the problem might have been too damp in her old enclosure, but is there anything else I can do for her or is her time limited?

See where I am talking about? My main concern is that splotch on her rear. In the container she's in I've looked for them, but I don't see any currently. I am going to check when I turn off the light and I will update this then with whether or not I see anything.

 

[Psyrocke]

Since moving her, I have seen no sign of them, and the area where it looks like they are exiting doesn't actually appear wounded:

After consulting with some experienced keeper friends, I'm leaving her in this tonight, and have started setting up a new enclosure for Venom but I was told it looked non-harmful/threatening to the T and nothing to worry about.

 

[Kymura]

good to hear, glad you got it sorted out.

 

[Psyrocke]

Me too. I'm done with this string of unfortunate luck, but I had some good luck too on some other matters haha.

 

[Psyrocke]

UPDATE: After consulting another acquaintance since the patch still remained and she is being kept a bit drier than she was (she doesn't seem to mind the change at all, in fact I think she prefers it as she isn't on the sides alot of the time) I was told the patch looked like a crusty formation 2 of his Phormictopus had before their first molts in his care. And she is refusing food, so I'm inclined to believe she is in pre-molt. I haven't seen any sings of the bug looking things since I did this.

 

[kormath]

Good to hear. I hope a premolt indicator is all it is.

 

[Psyrocke]

Good to hear. I hope a premolt indicator is all it is.

Me too. She's more mobile these days too. She's showing her feisty-ness again as well so it's less stressing now!

 

[Thistles]

Those don't look like mites to me, but the pic quality isn't great, sorry to say. The location of the spots is unusual for mites. They look more like sand grains or something. If it molts soon, rehouse gently but immediately. That way the mites (if they are mites) will stay with the old exuvia and you'll have a miteless spider in a clean, new, miteless enclosure.

 

[Psyrocke]

Those don't look like mites to me, but the pic quality isn't great, sorry to say. The location of the spots is unusual for mites. They look more like sand grains or something. If it molts soon, rehouse gently but immediately. That way the mites (if they are mites) will stay with the old exuvia and you'll have a miteless spider in a clean, new, miteless enclosure.

My original post is actually quite old. I rehoused her, put in her in a mini dry-out just in case, and it seems to be a crust like patch (almost like dead skin on a human) that an acquaintance's Phormictopus (2 out of his vast collection) had prior to their first molts in his care. I had sent him some more recent pics that I will try to put here as well.

Click on the link to see the picture on my Instagram (I did use a filter, but just Valencia so no dramatic changes).

 

[Thistles]

My original post is actually quite old. I rehoused her, put in her in a mini dry-out just in case, and it seems to be a crust like patch (almost like dead skin on a human) that an acquaintance's Phormictopus (2 out of his vast collection) had prior to their first molts in his care. I had sent him some more recent pics that I will try to put here as well.

Click on the link to see the picture on my Instagram (I did use a filter, but just Valencia so no dramatic changes).

I noticed how old it was right after I posted! Hah! I figured I didn't need to delete it. Glad it's looking okay!