worried about my T

[turion68]

ye i got one made up a small exo terra faunarium. thanks guys for your help i will do as you suggested and hope all goes well.

[mikemike118]

Originally Posted by Danhalen

Ok, your best bet would be to put her in ICU - Place her in a clean, moderately ventilated container lined only with kitchen roll. Mist the kitchen roll with warm, but not hot water, and then gently move her into the container.

Put a lid on it, and then place it somewhere warm, and dark. The airing cupboard is a good choice, or on top of the fridge. Leave her be as to cause as little stress as possible, and then hope for the best mate.

this is the best described, but just to let you know that an ICU is last resort so this does mean unfortunately that there is a chance of death, but then i must say that if your lucky and things turn for the good, your tarantula may have a chance of survival so don't give up!

hope things go well

[turion68]

ye i will hope for the best. thanks i will let you know how it goes. cheers guys

[Straight-Up]

Maybe she's just sitting awkwardly ? My chilean rose does it sometimes, looks almost curled, but not quite, but then again, she's a little terror.

[turion68]

it was the way she moved as if she was staggering that worried me most.

[mikemike118]

Originally Posted by turion68

it was the way she moved as if she was staggering that worried me most.

if its like these three videos then your tarantula may have a rare case of dyskinetic syndrome:

YouTube - Dyskinetic Syndrome in Tarantulas.

YouTube - Sick Regalis

YouTube - dyskinetic syndrome (chaco)this video shows to me that the owner has already put the tarantula into an ICU as there is kitchen towel

unfortunately these tarantulas have or will die because they will either die of dehydration, or when a moult comes up, it will just get messed up!

but i must assure you that this is EXTREMELY rare!

[Lucifus]

Actually on another note have you checked near the fangs?

[turion68]

the fangs seem fine why?

[Lucifus]

I had a spider in the past showing similar symptoms and it was mites. However given the dry conditions and length of time you had the T then it would be unlikely but worth a check.


And Mike some people have kept spiders with dys syndrome alive for a year or more. It gets better with each moult but they never really recover.

[turion68]

just to let you know my wee spid died, i'm gutted.