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Hi all,
I got home last night and I noticed my Poecilotheria miranda was acting strange. She was sitting huddled on the ground and then she started spasing out, flailing her legs and running around very disoriented. She ran forward and backward and continued to move herky-jerky. She would then stop, and the whole process would start all over. It is the strangest thing, but she doesn't seem to be able to control her legs/movements, just like she's in complete spasm.
I immediately thought dehydration, and I raised the humidity and gave her additional water, but no change.
She was fine yesterday morning and all my other spiders are fine as well.
I'm just completely stumped and rather upset. She's about 3.5" and I raised her from a .75" spiderling.
Any advice/experience would be very appreciated.
Ralph
P.S. I seem to vaguely remember a thread about a spastic Pokie, but I can't remember enough to locate it.
I got home last night and I noticed my Poecilotheria miranda was acting strange. She was sitting huddled on the ground and then she started spasing out, flailing her legs and running around very disoriented. She ran forward and backward and continued to move herky-jerky. She would then stop, and the whole process would start all over. It is the strangest thing, but she doesn't seem to be able to control her legs/movements, just like she's in complete spasm.
I immediately thought dehydration, and I raised the humidity and gave her additional water, but no change.
She was fine yesterday morning and all my other spiders are fine as well.
I'm just completely stumped and rather upset. She's about 3.5" and I raised her from a .75" spiderling.
Any advice/experience would be very appreciated.
Ralph
P.S. I seem to vaguely remember a thread about a spastic Pokie, but I can't remember enough to locate it.