Getting ready to molt?

[Shell]

Hi all, I have another question (big surprise there lol) so this morning when I got up I noticed my G.pulchripes has made a substrate boulder and has barricaded herself into her hide with it. She normally likes to just sit in the entrance and check out the world, so this seemed a little abnormal for her. She is still barricaded in there and I just wondered if maybe she is prepping for a molt? She only ate like 5 days ago so I can't offer one to see if she is fasting or not (plus she wont even know its there right now lol) Just curious as to what everyone thinks. Thanks

 

[Ariel]

She certainly could be. I never knew my first T (5" B. smithi) was in premolt, because it wasn't even a week between her last meal and her molt.

 

[Shell]

She certainly could be. I never knew my first T (5" B. smithi) was in premolt, because it wasn't even a week between her last meal and her molt.

I really hope so She has had quite the "round" booty lately lol and its pretty shiny. Hard to know if its darkened up as she's dark to begin with, I just assumed that wasnt premolt cuz she was still eating like a garbage disposal.