Injury, rupture, just poop?

[Blueandbluer]

Wow!!! That is fabulous news!

 

[MikeC]

Congrats on the good news!

Out of curiosity, what did that injury look like on the molt?

 

[El Consciente]

Ah, excellent news! Glad to hear everything turned out ok in the end

 

[EDED]

thats great!

They can be so hardy and sometimes fragile

Guess we will never know what they will do in any situation haha

 

[Tim Benzedrine]

How cool that the spider made it! And I'll add that you have a pretty cool shop-owner as well...

 

[EulersK]

Congrats on the good news!

Out of curiosity, what did that injury look like on the molt?

The abdomen was pretty torn up, so I couldn't give you an accurate description. I was expecting it to look sort of like a hole punch, but I couldn't make out an actual tear anywhere.

And as for the shop, I love this place. Been going there since I was a kid - Exotic Pets in Las Vegas.

 

[MikeC]

The abdomen was pretty torn up, so I couldn't give you an accurate description. I was expecting it to look sort of like a hole punch, but I couldn't make out an actual tear anywhere.

And as for the shop, I love this place. Been going there since I was a kid - Exotic Pets in Las Vegas.

I was kind of expecting it to look like a hole punch as well, and I was curious about the protrusion too.
Eh. All's well that ends well!

 

[Ellenantula]

Delighted your T moulted without issue. Looking at your pix when you first posted, I held out little hope for a successful moult. Nice to be pleasantly surprised!

 

[Blueandbluer]

Just goes to show, euthanasia should always be avoided until the worst occurs.

Also, this backs up my argument that when close to a molt, avoid the superglue solution. You never know when the spider may actually pull through, and it seems to me the superglue could just complicate things by sticking together things that should not be sticking...

 

[EulersK]

Also, this backs up my argument that when close to a molt, avoid the superglue solution. You never know when the spider may actually pull through, and it seems to me the superglue could just complicate things by sticking together things that should not be sticking...

Given the risks associated with superglue, I feel it's only really an option when the spider will immediately die otherwise. If there is a bad rupture, then yes, go ahead and use it. Frankly, an owner would have nothing to lose, as the spider will die without it regardless. But as you said, in this instance (with no active bleeding), I'm completely on your side.

 

[LythSalicaria]

I've been quietly following this story and hoping for the best. So glad to hear that your girl has recovered!

 

[scott308]

Glad to hear it pulled through!

 

[Thistles]

This is a feel-good story for the ages. Glad she made it.

 

[EulersK]

And here's that picture I promised. I tried getting one of her future mate, but he's terrified of the flash on the camera. The best I could get is a blur.

She's beautiful! She developed this curly hair on the carapace, it's very cool looking.

 

[Ellenantula]

And here's that picture I promised. She's beautiful! She developed this curly hair on the carapace, it's very cool looking.

She is lovely, can't get over your happy ending.

 

[Tim Benzedrine]

And here's that picture I promised. I tried getting one of her future mate, but he's terrified of the flash on the camera.

Interesting. I've wondered if anybody has ever had a spider react adversely to a flash. None of mine have ever even twitched.

 

[EulersK]

Interesting. I've wondered if anybody has ever had a spider react adversely to a flash. None of mine have ever even twitched.

A few of mine do - C. darlingi, P. murinus, A. calchodes, B. vagans. My camera is terrible for taking pictures of spiders. To focus, it does a long flash, and then it does three quick flashes to actually take the picture. It looks like a strobe light going off, so I don't blame them for being startled. The majority of my good pictures are of them eating, as this is when they don't seem to care very much.

 

[Pancakensyrup]

So glad she pulled through and a free spider to boot


I don't use my flash when taking thier photos I try to get as much natural light in as possible or turn other light sources on...not only are they less likely to be scared flashes have a tendency to wash colour out the pic lol

 

[Tim Benzedrine]

Yeah, I prefer natural light too, but that isn't always practical.

 

[EulersK]

Yeah, I prefer natural light too, but that isn't always practical.

Someone with education in photography, please weigh in, because I'd love to know.

I simply don't get adequate resolution without the flash, whether it be with my $300 DSLR or my phone camera. If there's no flash, the resolution on macro photos is garbage. So, of course, my flash is always on. If someone knows how to fix this, I'm all ears.