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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheJuicyFruit" data-source="post: 48931" data-attributes="member: 3275"><p>If your T has little hooks on the underside of his front middle legs, he's probably male. If he his pedipalps are engorged or more bulbous than you are accustomed to, he's probably a male. I'm unfamiliar with anything saying MM T's tend to flee from prey, but that doesn't mean much, I've had no MM yet. Do his movements seem spaztic or is he sensitive to outward stimuli, like tapping the wall of the enclosure? Is his gait more wobbly/uncoordinated than usual? If so he may have DKS, which is believed to be caused by exposure to pesticide. On your vacation is it possible that this happened? Also, many T keepers with dogs that use frontline plus have experienced this condition in their T's, do you use an anti-flea treatment for your dog?</p></blockquote><p></p>