Premolt sling

[WickedTwinz]

I new to the hobby an have only had my GBB sling for about a week now. When I first got the T It was a good eatter but today it has refused food twice, I think it might be in premolt but I'm not sure. Can anyone tell me the signs to know when my GBB sling is in remolt. Yes I have tried to look it up, but there are so many different videos an none have a GBB sling so I'm not sure what exactly I am to be looking for as premolt signs. Any advise would help thanks

 

[BoyFromLA]

Refusing food could be just meaning that it is not hungry.

If your tarantula is refusing food, good then, take the feeder out, and just try to feed it a couple of days later. If it is still refusing, still good, take the feeder out, and then try it a couple of days later again.

Signs of pre molt could be:

• refusing food
• slow movement
• webbing more here and there
• darkened and shiny abdomen

 

[EtienneN]

Their abdomens will swell up like a grape and any bald spots on its abdomen will turn blue-black when moulting is imminent. They also make a moulting mat, kind of like a blanket of silk on the ground, though sometimes it's on an angle attached to something like a leaf or twig. They also quit climbing more because the special pads on their feet dull down right before a moult and they can't stick to smooth surfaces as easily. Just remember, the more you feed it in the early stages of a moult cycle, the longer it will take for the fasting period to end and the moult to happen. Just offer one prey item at a time like once every three or four days or you can honestly go every week if you want.

 

[WickedTwinz]

Thank y'all so much it was alot of help.. I think it just might know be hungry it is active still well mostly but it kinda shinny. Also the T is on the side of it enclosure so it can still climb pretty good..thank u for the advice

This was a pic for yesterday

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Can you post pics of the full enclosure? GBB's are terrestrial and that looks like an arboreal setup! As for feeding I'd limit it to every 3 or 4 days for a sling when it reaches 2" I'd go to every 9 or 10 days. You said its been a good eater and you've only had it a week it should only have been fed the 1 time in this week. T's fast for weeks/months and upto a year at a time so if its not ate in a week there is no need for concern. Welcome to the hobby.

 

[WickedTwinz]

Can you post pics of the full enclosure? GBB's are terrestrial and that looks like an arboreal setup! As for feeding I'd limit it to every 3 or 4 days for a sling when it reaches 2" I'd go to every 9 or 10 days. You said its been a good eater and you've only had it a week it should only have been fed the 1 time in this week. T's fast for weeks/months and upto a year at a time so if its not ate in a week there is no need for concern. Welcome to the hobby.

I feed it ever

Can you post pics of the full enclosure? GBB's are terrestrial and that looks like an arboreal setup! As for feeding I'd limit it to every 3 or 4 days for a sling when it reaches 2" I'd go to every 9 or 10 days. You said its been a good eater and you've only had it a week it should only have been fed the 1 time in this week. T's fast for weeks/months and upto a year at a time so if its not ate in a week there is no need for concern. Welcome to the hobby.

I got the set up from Jamie's tarantula one of there beginner kits, it said it was a terrestrial.. an I've only feed it twice both times it attack it quick an yea I only feed it every 3 days

 

[Andrew Clayton]

It looks universal that enclosure, you could fill it with sub and be suitible for a terrestrial or fossorial or hardly any sub and a big bit of vertical Cork for an arborealso you're enclosure is fine and nice T keep feeding at you're current rate if it refuses food a few times in a row chances are it in premolt but this dose not mean it will moult any time soon some Ts can fast for a year before eventually moulting

 

[cold blood]

I'm not a fan of those enclosures for slings, but for a GBB sling (or a few others), its pretty good.

It looks like it doesn't need to eat, but is only in the early stages, so it may be a while if it was binge fed. If this were my t and it refused to eat, I wouldn't even offer food until after molting.

 

[WickedTwinz]

Thank u everyone for the help