Okay.. I am completley BAFFLED at this one. On tuesday I recieved 3 spiderlings in the mail, of which... one of them was a Lasiodora parahybana.
I don't know much about this spieces except what I have read on care sheets.. and I had never seen a spiderling before.
Well when it arrived.. it didn't move much.. and it appeared as though a couple of it's front legs were sticking straight up in the air.. and it seemed to walk with it's back two legs not touching the ground at all. I was confused.. was told that "stiff legs" might be due to a pre moult syndrom, etc.. or maybe it got too cold for it duing shipping.
Well.. yesterday a day after it arrived, it moulted. I watched this my self. Ever since it moulted.. it's legs span seemed VERY long. I saw it walk shortly after it moulted though.. and it seemed to walk fine. Next time I come in and check on it.. it's "laying" down.. and it's legs look like spaghetti.. they really seem too long for it... however, this may be normal for this spieces, I don't know.
Well... after a 3 or 4 hour nap this afternoon.. I come into my spider room to see how my lovelies are doing.... and my L. parahybana has got all it's legs stuck up in the air ! It looks SO freakish....
I am really scared. I feel so bad for he little guy. Its legs were stuck up in the air when it first arrived.. but it seemed to walk okay after 3 or 4 hours while it warmed up. But it's legs never looked to function properly.
Has this happened to anyone else ? I am seriously so confused. After the moult I witnessed it walking somewhat normally...
Could this be birth defect or what ? The temperature in the room has been between 80-84.
Now, the spider seems like it's still alive.. but it's legs don't work. If that is possible ? I am "moving" it with a stick.. and of course, it isn't responding.. but I feel like it's still alive. One if it's front legs twitched a little bit when i tapped one if it's legs.
I guess this guy is a gonner. Either way, I am going to give it a day to see if it miraciously has fixed legs.
Any insights ?
Thanks,
Jeni
I don't know much about this spieces except what I have read on care sheets.. and I had never seen a spiderling before.
Well when it arrived.. it didn't move much.. and it appeared as though a couple of it's front legs were sticking straight up in the air.. and it seemed to walk with it's back two legs not touching the ground at all. I was confused.. was told that "stiff legs" might be due to a pre moult syndrom, etc.. or maybe it got too cold for it duing shipping.
Well.. yesterday a day after it arrived, it moulted. I watched this my self. Ever since it moulted.. it's legs span seemed VERY long. I saw it walk shortly after it moulted though.. and it seemed to walk fine. Next time I come in and check on it.. it's "laying" down.. and it's legs look like spaghetti.. they really seem too long for it... however, this may be normal for this spieces, I don't know.
Well... after a 3 or 4 hour nap this afternoon.. I come into my spider room to see how my lovelies are doing.... and my L. parahybana has got all it's legs stuck up in the air ! It looks SO freakish....
I am really scared. I feel so bad for he little guy. Its legs were stuck up in the air when it first arrived.. but it seemed to walk okay after 3 or 4 hours while it warmed up. But it's legs never looked to function properly.
Has this happened to anyone else ? I am seriously so confused. After the moult I witnessed it walking somewhat normally...
Could this be birth defect or what ? The temperature in the room has been between 80-84.
Now, the spider seems like it's still alive.. but it's legs don't work. If that is possible ? I am "moving" it with a stick.. and of course, it isn't responding.. but I feel like it's still alive. One if it's front legs twitched a little bit when i tapped one if it's legs.
I guess this guy is a gonner. Either way, I am going to give it a day to see if it miraciously has fixed legs.
Any insights ?
Thanks,
Jeni
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