Very annoyed and worried

[Nicola Dolby]

What's wrong with your postie! When I have something sent and I miss a collection, the people at the sorting office put the parcel on a chair by the radiator over night to keep the thing warm! I think your postman has a problem.

[Neil Ashby]

lucky enough , one of his mates keeps them and he know he gets them throught the post all the time !


i opened her up and showed him ( the copper ) and he was well impressed .
The post office bloke nearly soiled himself

[Nicola Dolby]

good! So he should have done!

[J M Clegg]

I had an issue last year with a postie, they have an employment right to refuse to deliver anything they consider dangerous. Due in part to ignorance she believed the spider in question was potentially lethal..............

You are supposed to label all packages containing anything alive as "Contains live specimens" when posting through Royal Mail.

[Neil Ashby]

does anyone have any idea on what the " bruise " is on her abdomen ?

[Abi Skeet]

What a beautiful girl you have there, no ideas on the "bruise" though sorry

[J M Clegg]

if you look at her abdomen you can see she has clearly been stressed and done some flicking. Theraphosa's will often line the entrance to their burrows with fine hairs also. If she is eating OK and moving then I personally wouldn't worry. You may find it clears when she moults.

I have a G.Rosea with only 1 spinnerett - she is still ok and managed to make an egg sac. Spiders are resillient creatures so I would worry too much. Your hands in and out might stress her more. Leave her in peace and she will more than likely be OK.

[Neil Ashby]

she isnt moving about very well tho , she seems weak in her legs !

[J M Clegg]

Difficult one really. If she was mine - I would be tempted to put her somewhere warm and quiet and leave her a couple of days to let her come round in her own time.

If there is actual internal damage then there is little you can do about it anyway? Other than give her space and time and hopeing she picks up.

[Neil Ashby]

I spoke to the previous owner and he said the " bruise " wasnt there when he sent her !

if it is an internal bleed then what are the chances of her surviving this ?

[Kain Prestwood]

By the sounds of it the exo under the current skin has been damaged and the T has 'bled' under the old skin - abit like a blood blister.

I dunno, but I would say it would make the nexy moult pretty risky.

By the looks of it shes been kicked about abit by the RM..

Kain

[Nicola Dolby]

I think the best idea was to put her in a quiet,warm and dark place for a couple of days with a water bowl and a couple of crickets to eat. I think she needs a bit of a rest. As for the dark patch, there's no point in worrying if you can do nothing and if it is a bruise she'll have a much better chance if she's rested, well fed, healthy and strong. Good luck

[Christian Elowsky]

I agree, warm, quite, moist. It appears from the photos to be almost an ulceration. Does the area seem to bubble out at all?

Also, I'm not sure of using vermiculite as a substrate, seems it needs a nice burrow to recuperate in.

Regardless, as a molt nears, (you'll of course see it coming!), be ready to aid should that area stick during the molt, and also for an ulcer to develop. The new exoskeleton may be weak or not develop where that trauma occurred.

I'd also give the seller some good advice about learning how to ship. Personally, I try to avoid sending anything that large, and have kept spiders for months so I can DRIVE them myself.

Tabbie Norton, who posts her often has had some incredible luck patching up this species, maybe she'll chime in or you can PM her.

Good luck.

Christian

[Neil Ashby]

Hi , as you probably know i recieved an adult female T blondi in the post yesterday.

She looks like she has had a bang in the post because of a " bruising " on her abdomen , but now i have found that she has also damaged her joint in her rear leg

The really worrying thing is that she is losing fluid from the leg joint yet she is still wandering the tank !

It isnt spurting out or dripping but there is definately fluid on the joint .


I dont know what to do now tho , will she bleed to death ? drop the leg ? or will it heal on its own .

On top of the trauma to her abdomen , this is NOT good news , and im concerned for her now

Please help if you can

check out the rear leg joint where the leg seems to go off in a funny direction !

[Christian Elowsky]

If there is a tiny bit of blueish to clear fluid it might be hemolymph. If you've only noted that tiny spot, then I'd not worry. If you think you need to, go ahead and put "super glue" on it. Be very careful to not get it anywhere but on that wound, and NEVER use it near the book lungs on the underside.

The tarantula will not loose it's leg over this tiny wound. It will naturally seal itself or with your help, and the tarantula, upon it's next molt will be fine in the leg department!

Again, just watch the spider, try to relax and observe.