I've posted on here before about my Theraphosa blondi, Gabriela, I got her 23rd December 06 and so far no problems at all (in fact she's really sweet), she's gone off her locusts for the past 2 weeks, and, being a paranoid new tarantula mummy I thought I'd ask: does it sound like pre-shed behavior?
How long does a pre-shed fast usually last with blondis (I've heard wildly conflicting reports...is there an average?)
She has been having 2-3 sub-adult locusts a week (She's about 5-6" leg span) and she leaps on them if i poke them (using a spoon taped to a stick) into her burrow entrance, but she just wouldn't grab one yesterday.
I'm not desperately concerned, I'd just really like to know how long it might be before she sheds and I do need to worry lol.
Also, she did have a piece of cork bark in her tank but the lichen on it started going mouldy, I removed it as soon as I noticed, and it was at the other end of her tank. I had a look around in the tank but I couldn't see any that had spread (she has a coir substrate and I remove any locust debris). Should I worry about this?
thanks for your help.
How long does a pre-shed fast usually last with blondis (I've heard wildly conflicting reports...is there an average?)
She has been having 2-3 sub-adult locusts a week (She's about 5-6" leg span) and she leaps on them if i poke them (using a spoon taped to a stick) into her burrow entrance, but she just wouldn't grab one yesterday.
I'm not desperately concerned, I'd just really like to know how long it might be before she sheds and I do need to worry lol.
Also, she did have a piece of cork bark in her tank but the lichen on it started going mouldy, I removed it as soon as I noticed, and it was at the other end of her tank. I had a look around in the tank but I couldn't see any that had spread (she has a coir substrate and I remove any locust debris). Should I worry about this?
thanks for your help.