Did my Jumping Spider have a bad molt?

[TheAmazingCashew]

Hi, very new here so sorry if this is phrased weird or anything. I've had my wild-caught P. Audax female for about 4 months. She was nearly an adult when I got her and I believe she may have molted once (not totally sure, didn't see a nest at the time but she showed signs of premolt and I later found what looks like was part of her shed), about a month and a half ago if I remember correctly. She's been doing great since, eating well and fairly active. The problem is, about a week ago she made a nest and went in, and she hasn't been out since. I wasn't too concerned at first, but I haven't seen any movement in about 3 days. I tried shining a light behind the nest but because of where it is and the terrarium setup, I can't really see anything detailed, just sort of a dark spot that I assume is her. This is my third jumper, and I lost my first one to a bad molt so I'm scared that she's dead. Does anyone have any advice?

 

[chief nobody]

Not sure what I am looking at in your picture?

 

[TheAmazingCashew]

Not sure what I am looking at in your picture?

That's the best picture I can get of her nest due to the design of the terrarium.

 

[chief nobody]

Not sure if I see a spider in here maybe Im missing something, but you probably need a picture of the spider itself to see if there is any deformations from a previous molt

 

[TheAmazingCashew]

Not sure if I see a spider in here maybe Im missing something, but you probably need a picture of the spider itself to see if there is any deformations from a previous molt

The problem is that she hasn't come out of the nest and I haven't seen ANY movement at all for a few days.

 

[BoyFromLA]

I can't really see anything detailed

The problem is that she hasn't come out of the nest and I haven't seen ANY movement at all for a few days.

It is something you only can answer, without a clear picture or two that is. You are there, we are not.

Beside, bad molt or not, at this point, not so much you can do about it anyway.

 

[TheAmazingCashew]

It is something you only can answer, without a clear picture or two that is. You are there, we are not.

Beside, bad molt or not, at this point, not so much you can do about it anyway.

Yeah, I'm just not sure how to figure out if she's still alive. If she is then I don't want to disturb her, but if not then I'll need to get her out of the nest so I can clean the terrarium and start planning for another spider.

 

[Poonjab]

It’s fine.

 

[SilentWidowMaker]

I wouldn't stress to much they can set up in their Lil nest for longer then a few days sometimes up to a week and a half or so I wouldn't be stressing on it but maybe you should change your enclosure so that you can keep better eyes on her

 

[viper69]

Why can’t you open lid etc?