Hide closed up by web

[darthvader1975]

My tarantula has just closed up her hide ive never seen her do this before just wondering if anyone on here has any idea's why she would do this

 

[chanda]

She may be getting ready to molt. A hide that is webbed over - or barricaded with dirt/substrate - is your tarantula's way of hanging out a "Do Not Disturb" sign. You should leave her alone and refrain from feeding her until she emerges on her own. (And if she has molted, avoid feeding her for another week or so beyond that, to allow her fangs to harden completely so she doesn't damage them by trying to feed while they are still soft.) Tarantulas are vulnerable immediately before, during, and after a molt. Disturbing them or leaving live prey (which can nibble on a molting tarantula) in the enclosure with them at this time can result in a crippled or dead spider.

If she is premolt, she may be in there for a while. Some spiders will barricade themselves in their hides or burrows or web tubes and refuse food for weeks or even months before molting. Others will eat right up until a molt. If she is not premolt but just looking for a little privacy, she will come out when she is ready.

Just keep her water dish full, be patient, and respect her wishes for privacy.

 

[darthvader1975]

She may be getting ready to molt. A hide that is webbed over - or barricaded with dirt/substrate - is your tarantula's way of hanging out a "Do Not Disturb" sign. You should leave her alone and refrain from feeding her until she emerges on her own. (And if she has molted, avoid feeding her for another week or so beyond that, to allow her fangs to harden completely so she doesn't damage them by trying to feed while they are still soft.) Tarantulas are vulnerable immediately before, during, and after a molt. Disturbing them or leaving live prey (which can nibble on a molting tarantula) in the enclosure with them at this time can result in a crippled or dead spider.

If she is premolt, she may be in there for a while. Some spiders will barricade themselves in their hides or burrows or web tubes and refuse food for weeks or even months before molting. Others will eat right up until a molt. If she is not premolt but just looking for a little privacy, she will come out when she is ready.

Just keep her water dish full, be patient, and respect her wishes for privacy.

She may be getting ready to molt. A hide that is webbed over - or barricaded with dirt/substrate - is your tarantula's way of hanging out a "Do Not Disturb" sign. You should leave her alone and refrain from feeding her until she emerges on her own. (And if she has molted, avoid feeding her for another week or so beyond that, to allow her fangs to harden completely so she doesn't damage them by trying to feed while they are still soft.) Tarantulas are vulnerable immediately before, during, and after a molt. Disturbing them or leaving live prey (which can nibble on a molting tarantula) in the enclosure with them at this time can result in a crippled or dead spider.

If she is premolt, she may be in there for a while. Some spiders will barricade themselves in their hides or burrows or web tubes and refuse food for weeks or even months before molting. Others will eat right up until a molt. If she is not premolt but just looking for a little privacy, she will come out when she is ready.

Just keep her water dish full, be patient, and respect her wishes for privacy.

Thank you for your advice I did think that's what she was doing just wanted to double check as she has never done this before