Ingar
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- May 13, 2010
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Hi guys!
I recently bought a very young L4 T. blondi female.
At the beginning she was fine - good appetite, no signs of bad shape or visual deformations..
She was about some 2 weeks in premolt with typical dark bald spot on her abdomen. And finally yesterday she molted to L5. Now I'm anxious about her, because I found a two scar - alike spots on her abdomen. My first thought was that she stained her abdomen with her fresh faecal or so ever while she laid on her back. But then I moisted paintbrush and tried gently remove that spots like some dirt
. So I found out that it isn't a dirt or some matter like that..
I also can say that there was enough space and humidity in her hide to perform first-class molt, even substrate was soft enough (peat moss) - so there wasn't any presence of sharp edges or so else like that..
Now I'm start to worry if this could be some sort of entomophagous fungi...(?).. but still not sure if fungi can grow that big this fast - in 4 hour molting period (it seems to me unbelievable in some case)..
In my keeper's 5 year practice it is first case. I'm really worried and confused, because this T cost me a lot and it was hard to me to find one of these species:cry: I hope to see some ideas or hopefull suggestions from you guys.
Thanks.
I recently bought a very young L4 T. blondi female.
At the beginning she was fine - good appetite, no signs of bad shape or visual deformations..
She was about some 2 weeks in premolt with typical dark bald spot on her abdomen. And finally yesterday she molted to L5. Now I'm anxious about her, because I found a two scar - alike spots on her abdomen. My first thought was that she stained her abdomen with her fresh faecal or so ever while she laid on her back. But then I moisted paintbrush and tried gently remove that spots like some dirt
. So I found out that it isn't a dirt or some matter like that..
I also can say that there was enough space and humidity in her hide to perform first-class molt, even substrate was soft enough (peat moss) - so there wasn't any presence of sharp edges or so else like that..
Now I'm start to worry if this could be some sort of entomophagous fungi...(?).. but still not sure if fungi can grow that big this fast - in 4 hour molting period (it seems to me unbelievable in some case)..
In my keeper's 5 year practice it is first case. I'm really worried and confused, because this T cost me a lot and it was hard to me to find one of these species:cry: I hope to see some ideas or hopefull suggestions from you guys.
Thanks.