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Message: <blockquote data-quote="goldenpumpkin" data-source="post: 204500" data-attributes="member: 37657">My mature male has recently broken off a fang. It has been reduced to barely even a nub <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> I am trying to narrow down what could have caused this. I'm wracking my brain but can't seem to figure out what happened. Here's a list of the things I've already ruled out and why:•biting tongs (I don't own tongs)•caught on mesh (there is no mesh on his enclosure)•injured in molt (his ultimate molt happened before I even got him, and this fang has only been broken off for at most a few days)•feeding too soon after molt (refer to previous bullet point)I'll also note that he does not bite or chew on random stuff such as his enclosure or other hard objects. Just soft feeders such as waxworms and crickets. Not even a bug with a crazy hard shell or anything. This leaves me to ask, is this just something that happens to really old tarantulas? Is the culprit just old age, or could something else have happened?</blockquote>