ARboreal molting question

[fenhawk1]

Hello, i have only had one off my tarantulas molt and that is a g rosea becoming MM, and i have an A metallica who i suspect is in premolt

im wondering if it is normal for an Avicularia to enclose itself of in a web almost cocoon like, she has webbed over the top so that nothing can get in and im wondering if she is perparing for a molt??

thx for the help in advance

 

[Poxicator]

Yep, that's exatly what Avics do prior to moulting, often webbing over the moult a few days afterwards.

 

[fenhawk1]

okay thank you you have got me excited i hope that "she" does not get stuck in her molt, that would terrify me!

 

[webbedone]

Molting hammock!

 

[curiousme]

okay thank you you have got me excited i hope that "she" does not get stuck in her molt, that would terrify me!

Have you had water available in a dish for it at all times?

 

[fenhawk1]

I have not had her that long, but since I got her I have kept her water full And her vermiculite moist by putting water on it or spraying it.

And her abdomen looks pretty large, not wrinkly and dehydrated.