Arborealis
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Vinegaroon lost his tail!?I'm definitely confused and worried. My M. giganteus lost his tail somehow. There was nothing in the cage that could have eaten or bitten it off and it definitely hasn't gotten caught in the lid or anything because he's always in his burrow by the time the lid goes on. I'm worried about the little guy. Why would his tail just disappear all of a sudden?
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ogershok
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This is perhaps the weirdest coincidence I've seen in a long time. My male vinegaroon recently lost his tail too. Like yours, it had nothing in its cage that could have harmed it and it just disappeared. Otherwise, it seems fine and healthy. It's a fully grown male. Wow, strange.
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Celeste
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Could it be some kind of rot? (Like a fungal infection?)
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ogershok
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| Celeste wrote: | | Could it be some kind of rot? (Like a fungal infection?) |
Your guess is as good as mine Celeste - There's no sign of anything like that though, no fuzz, no nothing. Just a missing tail. Wait a minute. I'll be right back. OK, I'm back. I just went and took a picture. Also, when I lifted the lid to take the pic, he demonstrated his still intact ability to spray acetic acid. Whew!
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Arborealis
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Mine's still a juvenile. I've had him for over a year and he hasn't molted. I'm really worried about the little guy. Other than the missing tail he seems fine but I'm hoping it's not some kind of disease or something that will cause him to pass.
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ftorres
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Hello All,
I had many Vinies that lost tail without any aparent reason.
It has to be some kind of bacterial or something like that.
M giganteous need the tail as defense mechanism and not too hunt or sense temp or humidity so Do not Worry about it.
regards
francisco
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Arborealis
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I guess it makes me feel a bit better to know that this has happened to other people before. I would feel terrible if it was due to some lack of proper care on my part. He's never sprayed anyone but the dog so he didn't use it that often anyway. ::lol::. 
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Celeste
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In the picture of Dave's, I notice that the substrate looks really soggy. They come from the desert, so probably need to be on the dry side... (Not "dry" dry, but you know what I mean).
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What
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Where I was finding them in west Texas they had a pretty good amount of moisture under the huge rocks they build their burrows under...
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ogershok
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When I researched their habitat I found basically what Kevin said. They're usually found in relatively moist areas under rocks or rotten logs at least in many areas. However, I don't usually keep them quite as moist as the picture shows. That was immediately after a substrate wetting. Native Americans often used their spray as a salad dressing. OK, I made that part up.
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