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Old Male Missing Pedipalp
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<blockquote data-quote="Hagraven" data-source="post: 227241" data-attributes="member: 39019"><p>Just this morning I noticed springtails crawling ON my old male Chilobrachys Huahini, "Dinin."</p><p></p><p>Took me a minute but to my grief I observed the springtails must be seeking moisture, ect from a wound- one of Dinin's pedipalps lay at his feet! I have no idea how this has happened. He is very, very old, but I have not known limbs to be lost as such, in old age, because of old age?</p><p></p><p>Is this normal for old spiders? Old males?</p><p></p><p>And any chance of helping him heal the wound? Is it necessary? As you can imagine, he is very skittish and likely would not be comfortable with my applying cornstarch, ect.</p><p></p><p>As always, just want these guys to be comfortable. As far as husbandry, I keep his sub moist, always offer water. He has a hide. He ate a small dubia recently. Lots of springtails in his enclosure. He was not happy with me taking pictures, but hopefully they will shed some light on this. I really appreciate your time and experience and help!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]72041[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]72042[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hagraven, post: 227241, member: 39019"] Just this morning I noticed springtails crawling ON my old male Chilobrachys Huahini, "Dinin." Took me a minute but to my grief I observed the springtails must be seeking moisture, ect from a wound- one of Dinin's pedipalps lay at his feet! I have no idea how this has happened. He is very, very old, but I have not known limbs to be lost as such, in old age, because of old age? Is this normal for old spiders? Old males? And any chance of helping him heal the wound? Is it necessary? As you can imagine, he is very skittish and likely would not be comfortable with my applying cornstarch, ect. As always, just want these guys to be comfortable. As far as husbandry, I keep his sub moist, always offer water. He has a hide. He ate a small dubia recently. Lots of springtails in his enclosure. He was not happy with me taking pictures, but hopefully they will shed some light on this. I really appreciate your time and experience and help! [ATTACH type="full" alt="20231103_083835.jpg"]72041[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="20231103_083426.jpg"]72042[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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