What happened

[Tn tarantula]

My gbb lost legs what would cause that

 

[Enn49]

It's possible they got stuck in a moult or maybe injured itself in a fall.
If you ca post a photo of its container it might help pinpoint what may have happened.

 

[Tn tarantula]

It's possible they got stuck in a moult or maybe injured itself in a fall.
If you ca post a photo of its container it might help pinpoint what may have happened.

That's the other other thing it hasn't molted yet I'll send the set up pic here in a minute

 

[Tn tarantula]

Here is my set up for my gb

 

[Enn49]

I can't see anything obvious that could have caused an injury.
How big is it and how long have you had it?

 

[Tn tarantula]

Here is my set up for my gb

I can't see anything obvious that could have caused an injury.
How big is it and how long have you had it?

It's about 2 inches I've had it for about three months maybe a little longer I got it at an exotic expo we had here in Tennessee

 

[Enn49]

It sounds as if it had an accident of some sort but don't worry those lost legs will grow back in a moult or 2.

 

[birdonfire]

This wasn't a molt?

 

[Tn tarantula]

This wasn't a molt?

Well I looked in there this morning and found the molt so I don't know if it happened last night or what I think it molted in it's log

 

[I just need all the T's]

Seen someone's t go through three I think super bad molts,and she eventually pulled out ok. I'm still new to this and probably will be saying that for a long time,but molts freak me out with worry.

 

[Tn tarantula]

Seen someone's t go through three I think super bad molts,and she eventually pulled out ok. I'm still new to this and probably will be saying that for a long time,but molts freak me out with worry.

Yeah I'm pretty new myself to this hobby I'm about to order some more t's it's a very addicting hobby which is ok with me because they are very good pets to have the webbing they do is very mesmerizing.

 

[Enn49]

Well I looked in there this morning and found the molt so I don't know if it happened last night or what I think it molted in it's log

Mystery solved then, a bad moult but as I said a moult or 2 will see those legs back.

 

[Tn tarantula]

Mystery solved then, a bad moult but as I said a moult or 2 will see those legs back.

Doesn't seem to be missing any legs or anything so weird

 

[Enn49]

Doesn't seem to be missing any legs or anything so weird

Good news then.

 

[Tn tarantula]

Good news then.

Very good news thanks

 

[Salatia]

If they've got 8 legs and 2 palps then no issue - and I'd assume the leg you found is one off the moult.

Otherwise, you can look for mites around the joints and chelcirae. Bleeding in the leg will sometimes cause them to auto-amputate in order to minimise blood loss, as the socket where the leg fits has sort of its own safety hatch to just close off the flow.

 

[Tn tarantula]

If they've got 8 legs and 2 palps then no issue - and I'd assume the leg you found is one off the moult.

Otherwise, you can look for mites around the joints and chelcirae. Bleeding in the leg will sometimes cause them to auto-amputate in order to minimise blood loss, as the socket where the leg fits has sort of its own safety hatch to just close off the flow.

Yeah all legs accounted for no bleeding just bad molt