B. albiceps sping lethargic PLEASE HELP!

[Mandysaurus]

Hey everyone - my b. Albiceps is being very lethargic with little to no reaction to stimuli. I tried touching the back of the abdomen with a soft paintbrush and did see the spinerets move a wee bit. And I did a light mist with water with just a little twitch when the water landed on them. It's been a couple of weeks since they last ate (I've been feeding about half a mealworm/week). It's been about 6 months since a moult. The abdomen looks OK to me but I'm more familiar with taking care of adults over slings.

I'm wondering - should I be concerned? Is it maybe in a premoult stage? They have access to a hide and water and are in a fairly quiet space.

Advice??

 

[Mustafa67]

Hey everyone - my b. Albiceps is being very lethargic with little to no reaction to stimuli. I tried touching the back of the abdomen with a soft paintbrush and did see the spinerets move a wee bit. And I did a light mist with water with just a little twitch when the water landed on them. It's been a couple of weeks since they last ate (I've been feeding about half a mealworm/week). It's been about 6 months since a moult. The abdomen looks OK to me but I'm more familiar with taking care of adults over slings.

I'm wondering - should I be concerned? Is it maybe in a premoult stage? They have access to a hide and water and are in a fairly quiet space.

Advice?? View attachment 493930

That’s normal, Brachys fast for a LONG time and your T is fat. I would stop feeding it if its that fat.

Just keep your water dish fill and keep on top of spot cleaning. Your T is normal, Brachypelmas are known as “pet rocks”.

 

[viper69]

The abdomen looks OK to me but I'm more familiar with taking care of adults over slings.

Regardless of size, taking care of them is the same.

pic- normal

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Hey everyone - my b. Albiceps is being very lethargic with little to no reaction to stimuli. I tried touching the back of the abdomen with a soft paintbrush and did see the spinerets move a wee bit. And I did a light mist with water with just a little twitch when the water landed on them. It's been a couple of weeks since they last ate (I've been feeding about half a mealworm/week). It's been about 6 months since a moult. The abdomen looks OK to me but I'm more familiar with taking care of adults over slings.

I'm wondering - should I be concerned? Is it maybe in a premoult stage? They have access to a hide and water and are in a fairly quiet space.

Advice?? View attachment 493930

Normal for pet rocks.

 

[TheraMygale]

If you are in Canada, its been cold, windy and wet.

if you are not providing external heat, it could have slowed down naturaly.

this is a very slow growing species. We can get quick molts as slings, but they really slow down after that.

i think when it gets warmer, it will be more active. They evolved not to move.

and its fat. so not feeding it is fine.

looking at the picture, nothing seems off.

of you have a water bowl, with a moist corner in that area, then there is nothing else to do.

add prekill in a month, if you want to. If it doesnt eat, wait again. I have not fed my tarantulas in over a month +. Yours doesnt look like it needs food anyways.

everyone is just sitting there.

 

[Brewser]

Seems normal ... Wait . Water .
Sit back . and enjoy the show.
Cute Little Bugger by the way, Congrats,

 

[Scoot]

To be fair, albiceps aren't exactly thrill-a-minute at the best of times

And I'm saying this as a big fan and keeper of the species!

It's not unusual for them to go through periods of relative inactivity like this. Given the size of the abdomen, your little friend may well be satiated, so it has little need to move!

Keep water bowl topped up and wait

 

[Nitroxide]

He looks healthy! Most likely premolt, I wouldn't worry too much at all. Just keep to the basics - and don't mist directly onto the T either, just filling the water will be enough for him.

 

[Mandysaurus]

Thanks for all of the support!! I greatly appreciate it I've just never seen a T so unreactive to stimuli so got a little nervous. So thanks. He's been a very good eater that's for sure! Called him Chomper because of that lol! It's also my first experience with this species. I have 3 slings at the moment