My tarantula is moving strangely. Help!

[cooper]

My tarantula has been violently stomping when ever I do stuff around her cage. She is an adult female Aphonopelma chalcodes. This behavior started a week ago after I rehoused her. I have only had her for a few months and she is my first. If you have any questions I will try my best to answer . thank you

 

[ilovebrachys]

My tarantula has been violently stomping when ever I do stuff around her cage. She is an adult female Aphonopelma chalcodes. This behavior started a week ago after I rehoused her. I have only had her for a few months and she is my first. If you have any questions I will try my best to answer . thank you

Some pictures of your enclosure may help us to help you... I'm not entirely sure what you mean by violently stomping? As you have just rehoused her this maybe something to do with what you are seeing.. What substrate are you currently using?

 

[cooper]

my substrate is a mix of coco fiber and sphagnum moss also i will send a video

 

[cooper]

 

[cooper]

 

[cooper]

shes in her hide now but ill take a video at night when shes awake

 

[ilovebrachys]

Looks good in the enclosure i will keep an eye out for your post..

 

[cooper]

 

[cooper]

this is not my t it is a video of what myn has been doing
it whould not let me post the video on here

 

[ilovebrachys]

this is not my t it is a video of what myn has been doing
it whould not let me post the video on here

Is she doing this all the time? No 'normal' movement at all?

 

[ilovebrachys]

Have you used any cleaning products /sprays in the room she's in or any chemicals to clean her enclosure out with?

 

[Casey K.]

Looks like DKS to me.

 

[Aracnoenthusiast]

If you observe from a distance without disturbing the t, does its move around normally? Or is this the only way it moves?

 

[Aracnoenthusiast]

Are the plants live or fake?

 

[cooper]

Are the plants live or fake?

the plants are fake

 

[cooper]

If you observe from a distance without disturbing the t, does its move around normally? Or is this the only way it moves?

it rarely moves normally

 

[cooper]

Have you used any cleaning products /sprays in the room she's in or any chemicals to clean her enclosure out with?

no not that i know of

 

[ilovebrachys]

Looks like DKS to me.

That's what I was going to suggest - (that's why I asked about cleaning products)
It's not great if your T is suffering from DKS its often thought of as something that's bought on by tarantulas being exposed to some sort of toxin (air freshners, cleaning products, other pets flea treatments etc) so they are unable to control there movements properly...

 

[cooper]

i have done some research on dks and it sadly looks like a death sentence

 

[cooper]

i think it was coused in my t from flea treatment for my dog and cats