Strange spot on top of abdomen

Jeng

Arachnopeon
Joined
Feb 13, 2009
Messages
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I am a new tarantula owner. I have a mexican flame leg about 1.5 inches. After having him home for a couple of days, he developed a gold patch on the top of his abdomen which began to fall of in bits. Now, he is transparent there. Can some one tell me what this might be about? Injury? Fungus? Premolt event?

Thanks!
 

Rupert

Arachnosquire
Old Timer
Joined
Feb 4, 2009
Messages
54
Sounds to me like its about to moult, is it still eating ?, the patch on the abdomin is where it will break out the skin, the transpart shows that the skin or bone underneoth is seporating from the old layer, I had a B.Smithi and it shed just days after getting it
 
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