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Very Concerned about my T. Albo. Wobbly Movements.
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<blockquote data-quote="kaeuri" data-source="post: 178891" data-attributes="member: 33159"><p>I’m sorry if this post sounds confusing. I’m very worried. A few days ago, I found my tarantula standing on her tip toes- this was a whole day after her second feeding. (she had a small mealworm and a larger dubia roach. Her abdomen got very very skinny after molt and I was worried) Her previous feeding was a horn worm because it was the first feeding after her molt. I figured she’d want something with lots of hydration.</p><p></p><p>Anyways- I thought it was weird that she was still on her tip toes 24 hours after and I read that they can do that when they are uncomfortable with their soil due to mites or any other parasite. I checked to see if anything of that was present and I didn’t spot any. She continued doing it, so I thought I’ll just change the soil. Even after so, she continued. The soil beforehand was a lil moist (like ground soil) , so the coco fibre i put in now was dryer. I overfilled the water bowl and very gently misted the corner around it to help humidity and dampen the soil next to it. A little bit passes and she’s acting semi normal. out of her tip toe stance and just relaxing. she even webbed. Woke up today to her walking wobbly, moving her legs in front of her mouth, and what looks like she’s rubbing the side of her butt with her leg. She’s crawling everywhere, even the side of her container which is abnormal for her. she doesn’t spend time on it, but she does crawl against it. was afraid maybe I misgendered her and she’s a mature male. I also have to refill her water bowl daily because I find it empty with more and more dirt in it. I can’t tell if she’s drinking it or something else. I’m going to post a picture of her molt, her enclosure (which i’m afraid that after her molt it seems too small? So i was going to get a bigger one) a video of said movements, and her normally. Apologies if her abdomen seems thin- she lost a good amount of weight in her molt and it’s been difficult fattening her up. To reiterate this all happened after feeding her last meal, the dubia roach. I am so afraid if it’s something awful, or that i caused it by being a bad owner. [ATTACH=full]48551[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]48555[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]48554[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]48553[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]48552[/ATTACH]l</p><p>[ATTACH=full]48560[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaeuri, post: 178891, member: 33159"] I’m sorry if this post sounds confusing. I’m very worried. A few days ago, I found my tarantula standing on her tip toes- this was a whole day after her second feeding. (she had a small mealworm and a larger dubia roach. Her abdomen got very very skinny after molt and I was worried) Her previous feeding was a horn worm because it was the first feeding after her molt. I figured she’d want something with lots of hydration. Anyways- I thought it was weird that she was still on her tip toes 24 hours after and I read that they can do that when they are uncomfortable with their soil due to mites or any other parasite. I checked to see if anything of that was present and I didn’t spot any. She continued doing it, so I thought I’ll just change the soil. Even after so, she continued. The soil beforehand was a lil moist (like ground soil) , so the coco fibre i put in now was dryer. I overfilled the water bowl and very gently misted the corner around it to help humidity and dampen the soil next to it. A little bit passes and she’s acting semi normal. out of her tip toe stance and just relaxing. she even webbed. Woke up today to her walking wobbly, moving her legs in front of her mouth, and what looks like she’s rubbing the side of her butt with her leg. She’s crawling everywhere, even the side of her container which is abnormal for her. she doesn’t spend time on it, but she does crawl against it. was afraid maybe I misgendered her and she’s a mature male. I also have to refill her water bowl daily because I find it empty with more and more dirt in it. I can’t tell if she’s drinking it or something else. I’m going to post a picture of her molt, her enclosure (which i’m afraid that after her molt it seems too small? So i was going to get a bigger one) a video of said movements, and her normally. Apologies if her abdomen seems thin- she lost a good amount of weight in her molt and it’s been difficult fattening her up. To reiterate this all happened after feeding her last meal, the dubia roach. I am so afraid if it’s something awful, or that i caused it by being a bad owner. [ATTACH type="full"]48551[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]48555[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]48554[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]48553[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]48552[/ATTACH]l [ATTACH type="full" align="left"]48560[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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