Rose Hair T.
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That is not really enough information to make any sort of determination. Can you explain in further detail?
The last couple of days he hasnt moved much at all and he usually moves all the time. When I woke up today and saw he had moved in 14 hours I thought he was dead, but still do not know for sure. I have a video of what he was doing but I cant seem to get it on here. He has just been acting really weird like only using his front legs when he does walk and drags the other 6 legs. He also usually moves when I take the lid off his cage but not for a day or 2.
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call this a shot in the dark, but maybe diskinetic syndrome? is it anything like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIQTc9JGSKc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIQTc9JGSKc
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I can't speak for the rest but, uh. You do know that rosehair tarantulas aren't SUPPOSED to move all the time? Most of they time they do hardly move at all, unless their enclosure is wrong or they're a mature male looking to get some.
If yours was constantly active and is now walking weakly like his body is shutting down, I'm calling possible mature male dying of old age.
thats what I was thinking
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Can you post a clear pic of the T, making sure to get as much detail on the pedipalps and front legs? Might help.
Can you post a clear pic of the T, making sure to get as much detail on the pedipalps and front legs? Might help.
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by acting drunk do you mean he looks to be passed out? if so that pretty much what rosies do lol if you mean walking in a staggering motion, then its not.
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Sorry man, sounds like he's on his last leg. There really is no cure for dyskinetic syndrome because nobody knows the cause(s). Do you have a water dish in the cage? It's possible he might be dehydrated.
If you want you can try putting him in an ICU. Take some moist paper towels, put them in a tupperware dish, and put it in a warm, dark, quiet place. I guess it's worth a shot but the prospects don't look good at all.
If you want you can try putting him in an ICU. Take some moist paper towels, put them in a tupperware dish, and put it in a warm, dark, quiet place. I guess it's worth a shot but the prospects don't look good at all.
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If you have other spiders keep that one away from them. Sadly if that is what is going on there is not much you can do about it.
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There is no set time frame. He could go on like that for months and slowly die. Or he could get better you can't definitively rule that out ether. Your just going to have to wait it out and hope things get better.
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Pictures won't help you show that.
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No, but it'll let us figure out whether or not this is a mature male dying of old age, which I think is what gvfarns meant.
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Look for hooks on the backs of the front set of legs. If they are there, then yeah, most likely a MM on his way out to where they serve gravy covered crickets! If that's the case, time to be humane.