Um...semi-urgent tarantula question...

ETenebris

ETenebris

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Feb 4, 2006
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#1
Mods, please move this to the Animalicious forum if this is inappropriate, but I was not sure this qualified as an animal thing...

My son has a pet tarantula and I have been taking care of it since he moved out and until he gets a place where he can have it. My question is this:

DOES A TARANTULA SHED ITS LEGS??? :wtf:

There are at least two "legs" (detached) in the terrarium now, and possibly three, and when he (she?) was stretched out a little while ago, I counted ten "legs" on the actual spider. HELP!!! Is s/he sick? Is this normal? I have no idea and it is very freaky. Thanks!
 
#3
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry...spiders just scare the pants off me...yikes.......Ill move this to animalicious.....eek...
 
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Jill said:
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry...spiders just scare the pants off me...yikes.......Ill move this to animalicious.....eek...
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poor Jill. hey......don't move.........theres something c-r-a-w-l-i-n-g slowly up your........left leg.......hold still now......
 
#10
awww. they're so cute and fuzzy though. please read the whole page I sent you cause it goes into detail about how to care for them as they are going through the molting process (ie; don't handle them, make sure they have water....etc.)
 
#11
Aww lucky you! DH and I used to have a pet tarantula, he passed away though. We found him and took him in to care for him :smile: They're so neat huh. When they crawl on you and leave the little web as they walk. Cute little guys. Have fun with yours!
 
#12
bagnshoofetish said:
awww. they're so cute and fuzzy though. please read the whole page I sent you cause it goes into detail about how to care for them as they are going through the molting process (ie; don't handle them, make sure they have water....etc.)
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I did read all through it. I have two problems...first, I scared the spider (before I read those pages) because I lifted the cage lid to see if he was still alive (he is), and he seems still "in tact" except for the legs, but I hope I did not disturb him too much; and second, there are three crickets in the cage still from his last feeding. Those pages say that a cricket can harm a molting spider...these are pretty small...maybe 3/4" long, and if I try to get them out I will bother the spider again and still may not be able to catch the crickets. Ironically I am terrified of crickets (they jump). What do you think I should do?
 
#14
I don't think I have any that would catch a cricket...I think they are flat salad tongs. But the site says if I startle the spider that could kill him...do I go in after the crickets and startle the spider to save the spider from the crickets? Won't that cause more trauma? Bagnshoo...where are youuuuuu? I need a cricket catcher!
 
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