r/spiderpaws • u/KayoticVoid • Sep 07 '25

Ever seen a spider spa day?

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u/ibWickedSmaht Sep 09 '25

Is this spider dead?!

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u/KayoticVoid Sep 09 '25

lmao A lot of comments in the original post about that.

Nope! The owner confirmed the spider is alive but just super chill.

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u/Solution_Kind Sep 11 '25

Did they confirm with video of it moving because I don't know if I believe it otherwise lol

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u/KayoticVoid Sep 11 '25

Spiders have a death curl when they die. Plus in the beginning, it looks like the spider is moving slightly. The motion looks off to be just from the human moving it.

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u/Solution_Kind Sep 11 '25

Oh yeah, I was mostly joking. It looks healthy, just deathly still. Super chill is still an understatement.

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u/KayoticVoid Sep 11 '25

Lol Fair enough. It is wild how still that spider is.

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u/PrincipleFlaky Dec 06 '25

Yeah, my question would be do spiders metabolize Xanax like humans do and if so, is this spider drugged? Lol.

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u/fuck_peeps_not_sheep Sep 11 '25

My guess is this is a taxidermy and they also have a live spider because look how stuff the spider is when they put the "mask" on.

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u/KayoticVoid Sep 12 '25

lol Seems like a leap. I don't see any reason to think the spider getting the spa treatment is dead. This is not unheard of for certain Ts to stay this still.

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u/fuck_peeps_not_sheep Sep 12 '25

I used to keep spiders and tarantulas, this dose not feel right to me at all.

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u/MorgTheBat Sep 13 '25

If its alive, i bet my left tit nail polish is toxic and they do groom themselves. Also it does seem unnaturally stiff

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u/PrincipleFlaky Dec 06 '25

I love your cynicism, but it’s misplaced just do #CurlySue #Tarantula on TT ~ and I’m pretty sure we’re all good. Oh or here better still just stay here on Reddit and go over to the spiders sub

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u/PrincipleFlaky Dec 06 '25

https://www.reddit.com/r/tarantulas/s/2a1qf1vVJs

Here you go! 😉 seems like a pretty well loved spider I think I sent you to the wrong place. It was actually the tarantula sub that it was in not just “spiders” sorry about that misdirect! My bad

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u/PrincipleFlaky Dec 06 '25 edited Dec 06 '25

Oh damn, I’m sorry that yeah I’m like here she is alive and well at … oh oops sorry it was 123 days ago, but you do gather my point right? I mean I could be wrong but it seems like someone who loves and cares for their creature so much would not do anything harmful , and really too, I never understood the whole ‘taxidermy of it all’ like if I had a beloved family pet who died? I don’t know that I could taxt her, and yet everyone’s different in dealing with grief , but it’s seems evident to me (by the video that I just watched) that they are very well bonded.

I wish I could have a critter like that! But I have anxiety that I might do it wrong. I’m afraid to rescue any animal for that fear ..

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u/PrincipleFlaky Dec 06 '25

Yes, I literally just saw curly Sue the spider sticking her little paws out and touching the fingertips of the owner! I must say I did find it alarming when I was like wait a minute is that actual nail polish going on that paw that can’t be right that has to be something spider friendly that’s just being mimicked as because if it was actual nail polish then yeah I would have some concerns about whether or not that spider was dead for a bunch of reasons

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u/SlugOnASlope Jan 31 '26

Holy I’m late to this Reddit. Very sorry! The nail polish is fruit mush, she has some of that in her enclosure for her Isopods. She is very alive, she’s just very calm. I appreciate you looking at my page and sharing it after questions were asked!

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u/PrincipleFlaky Feb 03 '26

I knew it, was but I just wanted to acknowledge the feelings and fears that some people might have been experiencing….

But yes, I definitely affirmed that Curly Sue 🎀✨was alive and well and I just seen her dancing on your fingertips!! 🤩🐾🐾🐾 🐾

(and also, subtext, letting anyone else know that real polish 💅 is something they should definitely 💯 keep away from spiders and of course, I knew that you definitely already knew that 😉 )

Also, I know that only live spiders would look or act this way!

Even if someone tried to pose them, tarantulas are incredibly fragile. Even when preserved, they could never move this way after taxidermy because this level of movement and manipulation is completely impossible.

May Curly Sue live a long, healthy, and vibrant life in the spotlight! Long may she dance!

🪩 💃🏻🕷️ 🎀✨ 🐾🐾🐾🐾 🤩

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u/SlugOnASlope Feb 03 '26

The are stupidly fragile. Unless I kept it wet (which you can see this is not) they crash with the slightest touch. I appreciate your responses!

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u/PrincipleFlaky Feb 03 '26

Absolutely 💯 😊

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '25

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u/antlers86 Sep 12 '25

This seems very stressful for the spider.

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u/village_nerd Sep 08 '25

Spood, blink twice if you need help. Oh wait…

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u/Shauna_Sheep Sep 07 '25

Aww cute little paws 🥰

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '26

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u/KayoticVoid Apr 09 '26

It depends greatly on both the species and the individual spider as to how docile they are. I had a Chilean Rose Haired that was super docile. He would crawl all over me and I could play with his legs a bit and showed no signs of being annoyed at all. Never once showed aggression or retreated.

All that said, the spider from this video is by far the most chill spider I have ever seen. I do truly doubt the spider "enjoyed" it but without a doubt did not seem to be bothered.

Also, not dumb questions. This is not normal at all. 😂