I.D. and ? Abdomen ?
I Got this guy from a breeder as a spiderling for free because i bought other Tarantulas. he or she is very skittish and in 3 years he's got 4 inches. also just recently I noticed his back abdomen is pilling off or something is that normal? Please help I.D. and whats going on with the abdomen?
Disclaimer: i am not good enough to give a conclusive id.

That said looks kinda like a Brachypelma albiceps to me.
 
Ok yeah I looked it up and it does look like that. thank you! also i think the missing hairs on the abdomen is he's going to molt soon?
 
@The Grym Reaper Humm I don't no if he's been kicking hairs he's by himself in a dark area? would he still kick hairs? I do have in the habitat next to him a Mexican Red Knee ? maybe he's kicking hairs at him?
 
@Robert McLaughlin Yeah, he's just been doing it when you ain't looking, they sometimes just kick them off to make a defensive perimeter, some of my non-kickers will do this a couple of months prior to moulting but you only really know they're close to moulting when the bald patch starts to turn black.
 

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