Is my T going to die?

[Jordan Bean]

So a couple of days ago (I would say four days ago) my baby girl started hiding in her burrow all day and night. She's usually really active, so it worried me. I noticed there was a little bit on white fluid on the walls of her enclosure - she's been hurt, and was "bleeding" at one point. She popped out today so I got a look at her wound - it's not leaking anything anymore, and she's moving around fine. Does this mean she's healing? Or should I be worried?

She's my first tarantula. From what I've read, she should be fine, but I wanted to make sure.

 

[MassExodus]

i would have to know more to be able to comment...any way you can upload a picture of the enclosure and the spider, maybe a close up of the wound?

 

[Jordan Bean]

She's in her burrow. I can't get a photo unless I move the hide. I removed what hurt her - it was a little statue. I didn't realize it had pointy bits on it. I think she tried climbing it or fell on it. I can give you a photo of the hemolymph on the walls, and an older photo that shows the enclosure... I just don't want to disturb her.

 

[Entity]

Things close to the outer edge that r hard are a good thing to try to avoid. since a large spider falling off the side or something is bad enough let alone onto something. All u can do is remove what u think did it and learn from it. hope shes ok.

 

[Enn49]

It sounds to me like poop. Arboreals are very good at doing it on the sides of their containers but I suppose any T that climbs a bit will do it too. I see yours is a Curly and in my experience they like to sit up the sides of their container so I would say she got the call of nature.

 

[MassExodus]

I honestly don't see anything about that enclosure that's dangerous..not much vertical space to fall and do any harm...and unless that little statue is really sharp somewhere, it should be fine as well..Like Enn said, that looks like poop on the side of the enclosure, but if you say she has a wound I believe you. I can't tell what species it is, but if it is a curly hair, or any dry species, the plastic blocking the ventilation is doing more harm than good, and high humidity will cause the spider to climb the walls restlessly. Hope this helps.

 

[Zeirath]

It could be poop, I've noticed my T's like to poop on the side of their containers, took me a little bit to work out what it was =p

 

[Jordan Bean]

Thank you all! I'm way more comfortable about it now!

 

[Jordan Bean]

Update: Mali has made a full "recovery" - though I think now that she wasn't hurt at all. She may be in premoult, which is why she isn't eating/coming out of her burrow. Thanks again to everyone who responded

 

[Enn49]

That's good news . I love the name by the way, my Royal Python is called Mali too

 

[Jordan Bean]

That's good news . I love the name by the way, my Royal Python is called Mali too

Thank you, that's awesome !

 

[SasyStace]

Yup that is poop for sure- My curly poops all over his walls he's messier than my Avic which is saying a lot because she doesn't come down to poop lol

 

[Jordan Bean]

Yup that is poop for sure- My curly poops all over his walls he's messier than my Avic which is saying a lot because she doesn't come down to poop lol

Haha! That's a relief to hear. Thanks!