hairyspideyfan
Arachnopeon
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- Dec 16, 2012
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Just thought I would share my thoughts with you re this - My rosie was moving about like she had DKS when I bought her from a breeder last year. She was badly stumbling about, erratically waving her pedipalps all over the place, had very poor co-ordination, and would occasionally collapse. She was an absolute bag of nerves, and I was really worried about her.
The guy I bought her from had kept her in a 6 inch x 4 inch plastic sandwich box for 4 years, since she was about a year old, and was now a large adult female. I rehomed her right away in a larger enclosure. As soon as I saw her move, as described above, I first thought she had some sort of deformity, but over time in her new home, she slowly improved, and then when she molted 9 months later, she started to move more normally, but still not as good as my other T's.
I am convinced by the way she was kept in such a tiny space for most of her life contributed to her moving in such an abnormal way. I understand the space issue wouldn't apply to slings, but I wonder if in some circumstances, especially in adults, symptoms that can look like DKS can be attributed to conditions that the T is kept before we end up with them- lack of space for example?
The guy I bought her from had kept her in a 6 inch x 4 inch plastic sandwich box for 4 years, since she was about a year old, and was now a large adult female. I rehomed her right away in a larger enclosure. As soon as I saw her move, as described above, I first thought she had some sort of deformity, but over time in her new home, she slowly improved, and then when she molted 9 months later, she started to move more normally, but still not as good as my other T's.
I am convinced by the way she was kept in such a tiny space for most of her life contributed to her moving in such an abnormal way. I understand the space issue wouldn't apply to slings, but I wonder if in some circumstances, especially in adults, symptoms that can look like DKS can be attributed to conditions that the T is kept before we end up with them- lack of space for example?
