Cross orb weaver help.

[Charliemum]

Awwww gl Tomato

 

[Swellbow]

Ok, I'll try something, like that. I checked a bit ago and she's now in a different position hanging upside down so I'm hoping she's going to start her molt today. She drank the most water I have ever seen her drink before she went into pre molt so Id assume she's hydrated enough I just worry with it being winter the humidity is pretty low in my house right now, and ya know it's not, like I have her in an enclosure where I can raise the humidity fairly easily so I worry she might have a rough molt.
I know she sure has grown quite a bit so this is prob going to be her hardest molt yet so I just hope everything goes well. When I looked at her today her abdomen was super dark brown so I know she's really close. For all I know she's in the process right now.

Welp,

Ok, I'll try something, like that. I checked a bit ago and she's now in a different position hanging upside down so I'm hoping she's going to start her molt today. She drank the most water I have ever seen her drink before she went into pre molt so Id assume she's hydrated enough I just worry with it being winter the humidity is pretty low in my house right now, and ya know it's not, like I have her in an enclosure where I can raise the humidity fairly easily so I worry she might have a rough molt.
I know she sure has grown quite a bit so this is prob going to be her hardest molt yet so I just hope everything goes well. When I looked at her today her abdomen was super dark brown so I know she's really close. For all I know she's in the process right now.

Welp, she has been sitting in her lil hiding spot for 9 days now. I started running a humidifier near her because I was worried about humidity levels because I'm assuming she is in pre molt but she crawled up in a lil hole after I ran it for a while so I'm assuming she didn't like that. She crawled right back out and went to her normal spot after I turned it off.
She's doing the same thing she did all the last times she has molted but I don't remember if she stayed in pre molt for this long and I'm getting worried.
She has kinda attached herself to the wall in this lil crack between a few things and, like I said she's been, like that for 9 days now.
I put a lil cap of water near her in case she needs it but other than that I've just been trying to leave her alone so she can do her thing but every day that passes without any change I get more worried.

Could she be possibly about to make an egg sack? Id feel bad if she did because I'm quite shure she hasn't mated and I know the eggs won't be fertile if not.
My main worry is her not getting enough water, she slurped the most water I have ever seen her slurp before she started doing whatever she's doing but 9 days is a long time.
Normally I'd just most her but if she's in pre molt I don't want to disturb her.
Anyone got any tips on what I can do to make sure she's getting water? Or have an idea of what she may be up to?
And no one is allowed to tell me she's dying! Hah
Cuz if that's the case I'll cry and be sad forever. I've read that ones that don't die off because of winter temps can live up to two years so that's what I'm shooting for, she's about 6 months old now and she should def still have some molts left in her.

 

[darkness975]

Welp,


Welp, she has been sitting in her lil hiding spot for 9 days now. I started running a humidifier near her because I was worried about humidity levels because I'm assuming she is in pre molt but she crawled up in a lil hole after I ran it for a while so I'm assuming she didn't like that. She crawled right back out and went to her normal spot after I turned it off.
She's doing the same thing she did all the last times she has molted but I don't remember if she stayed in pre molt for this long and I'm getting worried.
She has kinda attached herself to the wall in this lil crack between a few things and, like I said she's been, like that for 9 days now.
I put a lil cap of water near her in case she needs it but other than that I've just been trying to leave her alone so she can do her thing but every day that passes without any change I get more worried.

Could she be possibly about to make an egg sack? Id feel bad if she did because I'm quite shure she hasn't mated and I know the eggs won't be fertile if not.
My main worry is her not getting enough water, she slurped the most water I have ever seen her slurp before she started doing whatever she's doing but 9 days is a long time.
Normally I'd just most her but if she's in pre molt I don't want to disturb her.
Anyone got any tips on what I can do to make sure she's getting water? Or have an idea of what she may be up to?
And no one is allowed to tell me she's dying! Hah
Cuz if that's the case I'll cry and be sad forever. I've read that ones that don't die off because of winter temps can live up to two years so that's what I'm shooting for, she's about 6 months old now and she should def still have some molts left in her.

Internal hydration is what they need for successful molting. They live in fluctuating humidity levels outside.

 

[Swellbow]

Internal hydration is what they need for successful molting. They live in fluctuating humidity levels outside.

Welp, it's been almost two weeks of her seemingly being in pre molt. After 9 days I finally decided to lightly mist her because I was getting worried she would die of dehydration, I have a lil cap of water near her but I never saw her drink out of it
So I put my lil sprayer on its lightest mist setting and misted her a lil and she def took the water, I misted her 4 times over about an hour period and she drank it all up, so I guess I will continue doing that every other day or so.
I'm def less worried now that I saw her drink, move and act, like a normal spider but I'm still worried that something may be wrong that's keeper her from molting but I have no idea what that may be. I've tried everything I can think of so far which is just running my humidifier and misting her, and ya know I'm trying to leave her be and not bother her so she can do her thing so I don't know, guess it's just back to the waiting game.
All I know is she wasn't in pre molt this long for any of the other times she has molted, but she def has grown a lot since the last time so maybe it's just a rough molt. I'm still gonna worry though, dammit! Hah
And yes, I know not to disturb her at all during her actual molting process and I know what that looks, like now from the last time she molted because I was actually lucky enough to see it happen. So if I see her hanging upside down, like that I will leave her be.

 

[darkness975]

Welp, it's been almost two weeks of her seemingly being in pre molt. After 9 days I finally decided to lightly mist her because I was getting worried she would die of dehydration, I have a lil cap of water near her but I never saw her drink out of it
So I put my lil sprayer on its lightest mist setting and misted her a lil and she def took the water, I misted her 4 times over about an hour period and she drank it all up, so I guess I will continue doing that every other day or so.
I'm def less worried now that I saw her drink, move and act, like a normal spider but I'm still worried that something may be wrong that's keeper her from molting but I have no idea what that may be. I've tried everything I can think of so far which is just running my humidifier and misting her, and ya know I'm trying to leave her be and not bother her so she can do her thing so I don't know, guess it's just back to the waiting game.
All I know is she wasn't in pre molt this long for any of the other times she has molted, but she def has grown a lot since the last time so maybe it's just a rough molt. I'm still gonna worry though, dammit! Hah
And yes, I know not to disturb her at all during her actual molting process and I know what that looks, like now from the last time she molted because I was actually lucky enough to see it happen. So if I see her hanging upside down, like that I will leave her be.

Time will telll