Hey everyone,
After a week hiding away my T finally emerged from its hiding place. I found this unusual as it loves to sit in the open or climb about. I initially thought it was because I had left a cigar near the enclosure by accident (despite being on another shelf and seal wrapped) and after I moved it my T eventually came out. But then I noticed on the bottom of its abdomen two marks. I think they both look like cut marks, with the one on the left looking much more recent (it had an almost shiny appearance to it).
In my Ts enclosure is a large rock with a few sharpish protruding nubs where my T has made home, as the store in question ran out of cork bark. Now I'm thinking my poor T is cutting itself on this rock as its is a skiddish species. (Brachypelma boehmei)
So a number of questions:
1. Are these indeed cut marks?
2. Should I replace the rock with a cork bark shelter?
3. Should I be worried of these cuts?
4. Can tobacco near (meters away) a T really affect it?
On a final note, is it possible to sex my T from this picture?
Thanks for any replies
After a week hiding away my T finally emerged from its hiding place. I found this unusual as it loves to sit in the open or climb about. I initially thought it was because I had left a cigar near the enclosure by accident (despite being on another shelf and seal wrapped) and after I moved it my T eventually came out. But then I noticed on the bottom of its abdomen two marks. I think they both look like cut marks, with the one on the left looking much more recent (it had an almost shiny appearance to it).
In my Ts enclosure is a large rock with a few sharpish protruding nubs where my T has made home, as the store in question ran out of cork bark. Now I'm thinking my poor T is cutting itself on this rock as its is a skiddish species. (Brachypelma boehmei)
So a number of questions:
1. Are these indeed cut marks?
2. Should I replace the rock with a cork bark shelter?
3. Should I be worried of these cuts?
4. Can tobacco near (meters away) a T really affect it?
On a final note, is it possible to sex my T from this picture?
Thanks for any replies
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