AriaFaline
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So I have an A. avicularia that is about 3 years old. He molted this March after I moved with him and from the molt I am fairly sure he's a male. When he fully hardened his carapace was this pretty teal color and his abdomen had a bit of red hair but was mostly black. However I noticed a couple of weeks ago that he's been darkening and losing that color. He also has less hair around his patella and a massive bald spot on his abdomen.
He is in my bedroom since it is the most climate controlled and least traveled area in the house. There is a cat but it hasn't bothered him before and I have sticky paws around his enclosure to ensure it doesn't get anywhere near his enclosure. There has been a huge heat wave that has hit my area lately and I have a ceiling fan going all day and a window fan that goes at night. He doesn't really tuck his legs in the stress pose unless I do maintenance around his enclosure, and I've never seen him try to kick hairs or go into a threat posture. He is very rarely handled and never for more than a few minutes while I move him. Last week I did a deep clean of his cage and when I put him back he immediately starting webbing near the door. He has a water dish that I overfill a bit once every few days and I use a spray bottle just to put a few small drops on the walls for him to drink every few days as well (I don't fully spray his enclosure). He gets one medium cricket a week for feeding and he's been eating pretty consistently. His enclosure is an exo terra nano with eco earth for substrate and a cork bark log with fake plants for decoration and hiding spots.
I've included a few pictures for comparison. The first picture is one taken at the end of april showing his coloring, the second picture is one taken tonight even though he scrunched at the camera, and the third is an enclosure picture also taken tonight. It kind of seems like a premolt but it's weird since he's eating still and just molted in March. Let me know if I left out any details
He is in my bedroom since it is the most climate controlled and least traveled area in the house. There is a cat but it hasn't bothered him before and I have sticky paws around his enclosure to ensure it doesn't get anywhere near his enclosure. There has been a huge heat wave that has hit my area lately and I have a ceiling fan going all day and a window fan that goes at night. He doesn't really tuck his legs in the stress pose unless I do maintenance around his enclosure, and I've never seen him try to kick hairs or go into a threat posture. He is very rarely handled and never for more than a few minutes while I move him. Last week I did a deep clean of his cage and when I put him back he immediately starting webbing near the door. He has a water dish that I overfill a bit once every few days and I use a spray bottle just to put a few small drops on the walls for him to drink every few days as well (I don't fully spray his enclosure). He gets one medium cricket a week for feeding and he's been eating pretty consistently. His enclosure is an exo terra nano with eco earth for substrate and a cork bark log with fake plants for decoration and hiding spots.
I've included a few pictures for comparison. The first picture is one taken at the end of april showing his coloring, the second picture is one taken tonight even though he scrunched at the camera, and the third is an enclosure picture also taken tonight. It kind of seems like a premolt but it's weird since he's eating still and just molted in March. Let me know if I left out any details
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