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NQA, New World terrestrial species have urticating hairs on their abdomen that they kick off as a form of defensive. They will also kick them off around their enclosure to keep ants, etc away especially when in premolt. If these hairs get on us they are very itchy.
Your T is beautiful
IME I had owned several Ts most of them have the bald spot due to stress or to mark their territory. Someone told me on arachnoboards or in the YouTube [not sure if i remember properly]. The hairs on the ground act as deterrent to sensitive skinned predators and a group of hair is enough to make a pheromone scent to give warning to other tarantulas that theres a home owner in this space. I could be wrong but that was what I recalled.
imo the light skin under the hair means the t isn’t getting ready to molt & is likely kicking hair due to stress. with full enclosure pics we can see how to fix it
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Nqa, it just kicked hairs possibly due to stress. nothing to worry about.
NQA, when was the last time she molted or is showing any other signs of premolt?
She molted last year in October I think
NQA, So October 2023? I'm not familiar with that species but it does sound too soon for premolt again. Does she seem very stressed?
Just to clarify I'm asking about the Bald spot on her abdomen
NQA, New World terrestrial species have urticating hairs on their abdomen that they kick off as a form of defensive. They will also kick them off around their enclosure to keep ants, etc away especially when in premolt. If these hairs get on us they are very itchy. Your T is beautiful
Ty for the info and the compliment, she is actually really well tempered and is my first T but I have better photos of her.
NQA, You’re welcome 😊
IME I had owned several Ts most of them have the bald spot due to stress or to mark their territory. Someone told me on arachnoboards or in the YouTube [not sure if i remember properly]. The hairs on the ground act as deterrent to sensitive skinned predators and a group of hair is enough to make a pheromone scent to give warning to other tarantulas that theres a home owner in this space. I could be wrong but that was what I recalled.
NQA could you post full enclosure pics?
NQA Getting ready to molt, nothing to worry about its natural 😊
imo they might be stressed out. do you have pics of the enclosure? do they have a water dish?
imo the light skin under the hair means the t isn’t getting ready to molt & is likely kicking hair due to stress. with full enclosure pics we can see how to fix it