Is my Tarantula in a premolt?

[Aslwyzx]

Hi guys can you guys check my chacos abdomen if shes in a premolt cause there are some tiny baldspots i noticed and as you can see in the picture her mark is a little bit getting bald ago.shes also not eating for a week now. Thanks

 

[Ungoliant]

Hi guys can you guys check my chacos abdomen if shes in a premolt cause there are some tiny baldspots i noticed and as you can see in the picture her mark is a little bit getting bald ago.shes also not eating for a week now. Thanks

Tiny bald spots, in and of themselves, are not indicative of premolt. However, if she is fasting, it's possible that she is in pre-molt.

Signs of pre-molt:

• refuses food
• seems more lethargic, skittish, or reclusive than normal
• coloring looks drabber than normal
• spontaneously shedding hair around its enclosure
• seals herself into her burrow (do not disturb sign)
• entire abdomen turns dark (not visible on larger tarantulas without a bald spot): will molt within a few days
• makes a molting mat: will likely molt within a day

A single sign might not mean pre-molt, but if you are seeing multiple signs, it is likely pre-molt.

 

[miss moxie]

I have noticed that some Ts get a bit 'mangey' in pre-molt, like yours. The shorter hairs on their abdomen almost seem to clump a little.

As for whether or not yours is in pre-molt, it very well could be. Until your T molts, make sure the water dish is constantly full. Molting is thirsty business and they'll need to drink a lot of water.

 

[Aslwyzx]

Tiny bald spots, in and of themselves, are not indicative of premolt. However, if she is fasting, it's possible that she is in pre-molt.

Signs of pre-molt:

• refuses food
• seems more lethargic, skittish, or reclusive than normal
• coloring looks drabber than normal
• shedding enough hair to result in a large bald spot on the abdomen (harmless)
• seals herself into her burrow (do not disturb sign)
• entire abdomen turns dark (not visible on larger tarantulas without a bald spot): will molt within a few days
• makes a molting mat: will likely molt within a day

A single sign might not mean pre-molt, but if you are seeing multiple signs, it is likely pre-molt.

Here are the behaviour that may be the sign of in a premolt. Shes lethargic,skittish,fasting(almost 2 weeks)
And Shredding hairs (sometimes) thats all i've noticed so far.

 

[Aslwyzx]

I have noticed that some Ts get a bit 'mangey' in pre-molt, like yours. The shorter hairs on their abdomen almost seem to clump a little.

As for whether or not yours is in pre-molt, it very well could be. Until your T molts, make sure the water dish is constantly full. Molting is thirsty business and they'll need to drink a lot of water.

Owh thanks for the advise ill keep that in mind