1 month ago. A more severely dehydrated tarantula will have its legs curled underneath it to some degree. Thread starter spacystacy86; Start date Mar 6, 2006; Prev. Most causes of this type of hair loss are considered normal. The exception is that stress can cause this. Re: Tarantula Hair Loss May 22, 2007 07:41AM Moderator Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 6,020: Hi, Brenden, I am sorry, I cannot help you with this, but I am sure there will be someone out there who can? Why Does My T's Abdomen Get Bald? We aim to provide a free resource to tarantula keepers around the world.
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Walter Beswick. Other things that you may notice are drops of a waxy fluid from the leg and a shriveled abdomen. It’s abdomen is very shrunken, afraid I didn’t give it fresh water often enough. Just yesterday I noticed a strange looking spot appear on her abdomen. Setae, or the coarse hairs also covering the carapace, can be found on each of the legs and these also help the tarantula to feel their environment and sense danger or prey. Hello, There are several reasons why a tarantula might lose hair in this area. Many of my slings will have a dark spot on their abdomens when in premolt, and it will continue to grow the closer they get to the actual molt. Without treatment from experts like Shah, Pineda or Carrim, victims of a tarantula's barbed hair could eventually face severe scarring and vision loss. Thank you … … Alopecia areata is an autoimmune skin disease that causes hair loss on the scalp and body. I actually joined because I'm slightly worried about my new Mexican Red Knee. 13 comments. From the research I did it says that he will start molting. My tarantula, a rose hair, is in the curl, completely unresponsive. Thread starter Vlad805; Start date Feb 4, 2019; Feb 4, 2019 #1 Vlad805 New Member . Before molting occurs, your pet tarantula will eat very little. On these pages you will find discussions on any and all topics relating to pet tarantula (and other spiders)! So in conclusion, your female looks very well and there is nothing to be worried about judging from the video. Ocular tubercle: A small mound on the dorsal surface of the prosoma which holds the tarantula's eyes. Its size and shape determine how the tarantula's limbs will move. It is not eating as much as usual and is very weak. Just leave it be and do not disturb the spider. "ICU", of course, is a medical acronym for "intensive care unit". It’s abdomen is very shrunken, afraid I didn’t give it fresh water often enough.
A tarantula has four pairs of two legs, or eight legs total, containing seven segments each. I myself spent the first year with my first tarantula Spidey (a grammostola rosea, chilean rose hair) in a constant panic because my picky little tarantula stopped eating for over 6 months. 1) Black bald spot on the abdomen - Not the case for Old Worlds and Some New world arboreals like Tapinauchenius, Psalmopoeus but dead giveway for … Your tarantula will lie on its back and appear as if it is dead when it is ready to … But this bald seems weird. I also attached … Thread starter Zarshenyu; Start date May 9, 2019; Tags brachypelma brachypelma albopilosum; May 9, 2019 #1 Zarshenyu Active Member. Continued Skin Disease. The bottom of the abdomen for this species is orange on the bottom and there really isn't any hair on the bottom of any tarantula abdomens. After looking on different sites, one said for severely dehydrated tarantulas, to put their heads in the water but keep their abdomen out since that’s where it breathes from. My boy is losing the hair on the back of his abdomen. The exception is that stress can cause this. This is particularly evident on the abdomen where new hairs can be seen through the stretched skin here. Why?
Posted by. Legs: A tarantula's true legs each have two claws on the tarsus (foot). In that case, if the stress isn't relieved, it can eventually lead to illness. This spider rarely bites. Close. The Mexican red-knee tarantula is one of the most docile and calm tarantulas in the pet trade, making it ideal for beginner arachnid keepers. If the tarantula is frightened, it will 'shed' the abdomen hairs in defense, leaving a bald spot. If you look inside your pet’s cage and notice your spider on it’s back do not be alarmed. As the new exoskeleton forms under the old one, the spider will often darken up a bit. W. They sometimes use the abdomen hairs in their den or burrow. I have had her since last October and she has molted once in my care roughly a month or so ago. My boy is losing the hair on the back of his abdomen.