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<blockquote data-quote="Tomoran" data-source="post: 97064" data-attributes="member: 1152"><p>Hello! </p><p></p><p>What species is it? What size? Did it come to you with the missing legs? Do you have a pic? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>They can cast off their own legs if they get injured, and they will regenerated them after a few molts. If a spider suffer a particularly traumatic injury, they will sometimes have a fast molt to repair the damage. Spiders that do this will molt quite close to a previous molt and sometimes won't eat much in between.</p><p></p><p>I've had a couple regenerate missing limbs, and it's an amazing process to watch. The new limbs will smaller than the others when it molts next, but they will put on more size with each consecutive molt. </p><p></p><p>If you just got the tarantula, it could just be taking it's time to settle in. Try giving it a few days before trying again. They can generally go a <strong>long</strong> time without eating. Make sure to have water available to it at all times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tomoran, post: 97064, member: 1152"] Hello! What species is it? What size? Did it come to you with the missing legs? Do you have a pic? :) They can cast off their own legs if they get injured, and they will regenerated them after a few molts. If a spider suffer a particularly traumatic injury, they will sometimes have a fast molt to repair the damage. Spiders that do this will molt quite close to a previous molt and sometimes won't eat much in between. I've had a couple regenerate missing limbs, and it's an amazing process to watch. The new limbs will smaller than the others when it molts next, but they will put on more size with each consecutive molt. If you just got the tarantula, it could just be taking it's time to settle in. Try giving it a few days before trying again. They can generally go a [B]long[/B] time without eating. Make sure to have water available to it at all times. [/QUOTE]
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