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Well, it looks like asking a question about if this girl was going to molt gave her other ideas. Normally she would be wandering around her little sweaterbox enclosure and would only retreat to the hide(piece of cardboard placed like a tunnel) when teased/poked(I did this every once in a while to get her into the idea of the hide as a place of safety). Anyway, for a week or so she was being really good and I never saw her coming out. Today I happened to notice some silk on the lid. Thats pretty odd considering the only webbing previously was to cover the dirt in the hide with a thin carpet. So I peek in on her and she's holding a big eggsac and her butt is way smaller! It doesn't look like much. I think they are supposed to be round...hers sure isn't. It is reminescent of the shape some tissue paper ends up in after you've blown your nose and crumpled/flattened it to swish it into the trashcan. From what I saw observing her for a few minutes it has a definite top and bottom, since one side has dirt on it, the other practically clean. She is caring for it, though
What should I do? The area isn't exactly high traffic, but I do walk through occasionally. I have no idea how long she's had it but probably a week at the most. When I came down the stairs(she's on the first floor) this afternoon I took a peek and she was not with it, maybe she was scared by me coming downstairs. But a few minutes later she crept back and got back to brooding it. Also, the back of the hide is actually facing out towards the hallway(the opposite of how I should have placed it) and she has her eggsac right up against the side nearest the hallay. Should I put something over this side to darken it? I'm guessing one thing I should do is not go over there to peek at her...esp. since her container is directly on the floor so she can no doubt feel the vibrations of me walking.
Hope this wasn't too long. To be honest, I don't expect anything...but it would be great if things turned out!
A picture of her.
What should I do? The area isn't exactly high traffic, but I do walk through occasionally. I have no idea how long she's had it but probably a week at the most. When I came down the stairs(she's on the first floor) this afternoon I took a peek and she was not with it, maybe she was scared by me coming downstairs. But a few minutes later she crept back and got back to brooding it. Also, the back of the hide is actually facing out towards the hallway(the opposite of how I should have placed it) and she has her eggsac right up against the side nearest the hallay. Should I put something over this side to darken it? I'm guessing one thing I should do is not go over there to peek at her...esp. since her container is directly on the floor so she can no doubt feel the vibrations of me walking.
Hope this wasn't too long. To be honest, I don't expect anything...but it would be great if things turned out!
A picture of her.