Hi all!
Sorry if this has been asked, I tried search and couldn’t find anything. Not even sure what to search for, so I am asking here in a new thread.
I have a mature G. pulchripes. I obtained as a ~1/4” sling at end of Jan 2016 (so maybe a hatch date of late October?). It molted 9 times since and its last was March 2021. This was when I realized quickly that it is a male.
I noticed this weekend that the crickets I put in yesterday are still around (usually they are gobbled up quickly). His abdomen looks small. He has water, which I have seen him visit and drink from. He frequently is in a scared/stressed pose with legs pulled in (not death curl), but he also will move around. The last 6 months or so, I would rarely see him inside burrow, but before that, burrow was where he spent most of his time.
I guess what I asking is… considering my fella is close to 8 years old…
Am I witnessing the final days of my T’s life? It hasn’t molted in 2 years and I know it’s a sexually mature male, so I highly doubt this is pre-molt.
Is this expected behavior for the end of a T’s life?
What should I expect in the twilight of a T’s life?
Thanks in advance. This is my first T raised to maturity so I don’t know what to expect. I also have a female GBB of the same age and she’s doing fine.
Sorry if this has been asked, I tried search and couldn’t find anything. Not even sure what to search for, so I am asking here in a new thread.
I have a mature G. pulchripes. I obtained as a ~1/4” sling at end of Jan 2016 (so maybe a hatch date of late October?). It molted 9 times since and its last was March 2021. This was when I realized quickly that it is a male.
I noticed this weekend that the crickets I put in yesterday are still around (usually they are gobbled up quickly). His abdomen looks small. He has water, which I have seen him visit and drink from. He frequently is in a scared/stressed pose with legs pulled in (not death curl), but he also will move around. The last 6 months or so, I would rarely see him inside burrow, but before that, burrow was where he spent most of his time.
I guess what I asking is… considering my fella is close to 8 years old…
Am I witnessing the final days of my T’s life? It hasn’t molted in 2 years and I know it’s a sexually mature male, so I highly doubt this is pre-molt.
Is this expected behavior for the end of a T’s life?
What should I expect in the twilight of a T’s life?
Thanks in advance. This is my first T raised to maturity so I don’t know what to expect. I also have a female GBB of the same age and she’s doing fine.
