PAHNKAPIE
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I uploaded a quick video to imgur, would you guys say this is a tarantula in pre-molt? It dropped right there by it and it didn’t grab it. https://imgur.com/a/xd2U7xl
Okay! I'll take the cricket out and try again in a week then. I do hope if she molts, she molts soon! Though she will probably be too small still for me to sex her from the molt I assume.With that booty, she wouldn't need to eat even when not in premoult.
You could try again in a week, but I think you could just lean back and relax. She'll moult soon(-ish). As I said before, mine fasted about 3-4 weeks before moulting, maybe yours will be faster, maybe not. Don't worry about it. Just make sure she has water at all times.
Mine "enjoys" (yeah yeah they dont have emotions) hunting because she will never take it down immediately. She lets it go and then very slowly and creepy will stalk it until the last second and then does all kinds of crazy stunts to pounce. Sometimes it is fast, sometimes I lose interest and check later. It is always gone unless in premolt. If she doesn't eat it, I take it out and then I just dont feed again until molt.About how long does it take for a GBB to go after a cricket in its enclosure?
I'll let the more experienced answer the "is this ok" question, but I can tell you that mine made a little hammock and molted in that. I didnt think there was enough room because she had a nice open area, but decided to squish behind the plant. I think they just make the space workI want to make sure they have room to molt when it’s time.
Quick update! They’ve been loving their new cork bark hide. It likes to hide down in it and occasionally peek its head out the top! Not really sure why it kinda pokes out the top like it does but...Bonus? Or did you mean bolus?
I'd still get a piece of cork bark and lean it to the side of the enclosure, so it has some sort of hide.
Also, those spikes on the lid look kinda pointy/sharp. If they are, I'd try to smoothen them out a bit. Especially when in premoult, any sharp objects could pose a risk of rupturing its abdomen.
I always poke holes from the inside, so any pointy parts will be on the outside and away from my slings.
Speaking of water dish, they just walked over and took a drink! it was neat to watch, I got some pics.Cork bark looks great in there.
And judging by the picture in this post, it'll definitely moult sooner rather than later. You don't need to feed it anymore until it's done. Just keep the water dish full.
My GBB has not molted yet I figured I should let you know haha. They actually took and ate a cricket yesterday. I guess they aren’t quite ready yet.I often see my Ts having a drink right before moulting, so my prediction would be that by Monday you have a freshly moulted GBB. Let me know if I was right.
It’s hard to say without pics, did the shop know the last time she molted? Also it’s kinda hard to get my GBB to grab food too. I never know if they can’t sense it or if they aren’t hungry. I sometimes dangle crickets by their antenna using tongs. I feel a bit bad for the cricket but it has worked sometimes.So I picked up a juvenile C. cyaneopubescens (about 1.5" still with the tiger striping) about two weeks ago. She had a bit of excitement in the store and ran around for a few minutes while the guy in the shop (NOT their T guy) tried hard not to panic, drop it, or step on it once it ran to the floor. She had another little burst of exercise when she was being re-homed, and then sat really still for a few hours before exploring her new setup. The first morning, she had climbed on top of the thermometer, webbed it up a bit, and hasn't moved since (except to shift position). She also hasn't eaten.
My assumption had been that it was just the stress of the move, since she's not particularly plump and doesn't look like she's in pre-molt. But I'm starting to worry. Her substrate is a mix of sand (~40%) and dirt (~60%), both packaged, with a water dish, some dry sphagnum, and a cork bark. The humidity at the top of the tank tends to hover at about 65-75% (the ground is probably a bit higher), and the temp is usually ~80f during the day. So, questions:
1) Is there an easy way to lower the humidity without rehousing or seriously modifying the enclosure? I don't want to stress her with another escape attempt and there isn't a way to remove the lid without tempting her to bolt. (there's a smaller gate I can open without a problem)
2) I can't really give crickets to her directly in her current spot without destroying her webbing. Any thoughts on trying a small worm of some kind that I can dangle in front of her? (I don't really care if she wants to live on the ceiling, but I want her to eat at some point)
3) Am I stressing about nothing? I know she'll fast when she feels like it, but if I knew her I'd be more comfortable. The store couldn't tell me what kind of eater she is (she was living in a burrow at the store and they just dropped in a cricket every week and never saw them again) or when she last molted, so I don't know how abnormal any of this is for her.
Well, I was wrong with my prediction when it would moult, but it surely is in premoult. I wouldn't even have bothered trying to feed it, there's no need at all. As long as the water dish is full, it could go months without eating. So, don't worry about food until it has moulted, doesn't matter how long it takes.Well my spider doesn’t seem to want to eat as shown in this video https://imgur.com/a/E3ilfWu would you guys say it’s most likely because she is in pre molt or was the cricket too big? I gotta leave for the weekend and I just wanted to make sure she would make it without food until I got back.
I had to destroy some of her webbing to get the cricket out :c
Not exactly. You should wait until her fangs are pitch black again. If you can't see her fangs I'd stay on the safe side and wait at least 5-7 days. As long as she has access to fresh water she will be fine! Don't worry!I should wait 3 days now before feeding her correct?
This! Because most likely if they are anything like my GBB they will eat before their fangs have hardened.Not exactly. You should wait until her fangs are pitch black again. If you can't see her fangs I'd stay on the safe side and wait at least 5-7 days. As long as she has access to fresh water she will be fine! Don't worry!
Only the smallest, fastest growing species should be fed that quickly.She seems to have finally molted last night while I was asleep! I should wait 3 days now before feeding her correct? (I don’t know if it’s a he or she I’ve just taken to calling her she).