ARboreal molting question

fenhawk1

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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 :D
 

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

fenhawk1

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okay thank you you have got me excited :D i hope that "she" does not get stuck in her molt, that would terrify me!
 
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fenhawk1

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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.
 
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