Pre-molt behavior

[ApexApinkPanda]

Is this pre-molt behavior? The hammock looking thing. This particular sling hasn't eaten in 3 weeks and it's abdomen looks really small. I don't want to open or disturb it by opening the enclosure to feed it. Also, I need to wet down the sub straight since it doesn't have a water dish. It's less than 1/2 an in. Sorry for the poor picture.

 

[Poonjab]

No. Open up and do what you need. I’m future. House I’m something that allows easier access.

 

[BoyFromLA]

Is this pre-molt behavior?

Maybe yes or maybe no.


Questions:

1. What kind of tarantula is it?
2. What are three balls doing in there?

Molting or not, it’s up to your tarantula, and it knows exactly when to molt, but you only can assume / predict. In time, it will molt. Be patient.

 

[ApexApinkPanda]

It's a Caribena Versicolor and those are marbles. Just there for aesthetics. The T randomly sits on top of the white one. It's kind of cute when it does.

 

[viper69]

Hard to tell. A bit big container for that size sling.

If the webbing increases- yes

 

[Konstantin Konstantinov]

Is this pre-molt behavior? The hammock looking thing. This particular sling hasn't eaten in 3 weeks and it's abdomen looks really small. I don't want to open or disturb it by opening the enclosure to feed it. Also, I need to wet down the sub straight since it doesn't have a water dish. It's less than 1/2 an in. Sorry for the poor picture.
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Hi
you have lots of space in that enclosure. Give it a bottle cap for waterdish in the base of that cork bark.
pic below of my C versicolor sling when it was size of yours

Also you can do whatever you need to do without fear of tearing web.Your spider is capable of restoring it in no time.


Regards Konstantin

 

[ApexApinkPanda]

Thats so cute.

 

[Spoodfood]

Not too long ago, many versicolors died because people kept them on wet sub thinking it was best for them. They do come from a naturally wet environment but the moist sub throughout could be bad news for it. Stuffy conditions are no good. Use a bottle cap for the water dish. You can occasionally dribble some water on the webbing for it, but don’t overdo it.

 

[ApexApinkPanda]

The little guy molted last night.

 

[Smotzer]

Kinda red flag- You have plenty of room for a water dish, so put one in. There’s no need to wet substrate down- don’t do this, it can lead to stuffy conditions- no good for Aviculariinae. Sum up= Dry with a water dish, don’t mist, apply water droplets to webbing to drink.