hello! I live in Upper Michigan and became interested in spiders after trying to identify the spiders that would cross paths with me. Soon I realized that if I bought a tarantula, I would have a big spider to look at! In 2012 I bought my A. avicularia and G. Rosea. In 2014 my husband bought 2 babies for me: LP and B. smithi.
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Hi and welcome to the forum. You've got a lovely selection of Ts, now all we 
need are pictures of them
need are pictures of them
ThisHi and welcome to the forum. You've got a lovely selection of Ts, now all we
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Welcome to the forum , and as far as the weird pattern, no, never seen anything like it. Usually its whole sections of hair that get kicked off..her skin is pale so its not pre molt..strange.
I have seen patches like this through flicking. Abdomen looks a good shape and size. Is the T feeding ok and has access to fresh water? as long as feeding and able to drink, then hopefully it is nothing too serious.
This is going to sound ridiculous, so bear with me.
Could she possibly just be missing pigment ? Like albino creatures with the white/translucent hair, or perhaps an injury at some point?Realize it's not 'hair' but surely it's pigmented as its obviously colored.
Looks like the light fluff they get from kicking to me. Either way she's unique.
Could she possibly just be missing pigment ? Like albino creatures with the white/translucent hair, or perhaps an injury at some point?Realize it's not 'hair' but surely it's pigmented as its obviously colored.
Looks like the light fluff they get from kicking to me. Either way she's unique.
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Oh wow, thought it was little bald patches..interesting.
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Doesn't sound ridiculous, but my understanding was that you don't see albinism in Ts because their setae and skin do not have pigment. Their skin and setae are colored because of their structure.
This does look strange for sure.
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Sorry to bear bad news, but that's how this poor man started out. Every molt saw a worsening of the lesions, and now they're horrible bubbly blisters. MassExodus is probably right to call them bald spots. If it's the same as my vagans, they'll grow and multiply. I don't know the cause.
Oh hells hun
Gross, right? It reminds me of viral lesions like herpes or lymphocystis.Oh hells hun
I really wish they would do more research on the medical end of things for our tarantulas. Seems like with them being as long lived as they are they would. They far far outlive many small animals and folks invest a lot more money in them.
