Question B. Boehmei pre molt?

[Jpetan]

Hi guys, I added more substrate and buried her entry more, after more than a week I tried to feed her, but she rejected the cricket again. I took it off and left her alone, try to disturb her as little as possible, I've been reading on the internet and, maybe it is pre molt? The abdomen seems a bit strange to me, but idk if it's normal. I leave a photo to see what you think. Ty again

 

[Ellenantula]

Is this a new T for you or one you've had a while? Rump could be pre-moult -- very plump and lots of hairs kicked off. An older T takes longer to moult, even when rump is plump enough. Provide full water dish and wait it out.

 

[Jpetan]

Is this a new T for you or one you've had a while? Rump could be pre-moult -- very plump and lots of hairs kicked off. An older T takes longer to moult, even when rump is plump enough. Provide full water dish and wait it out.

Yeah, I bought it two weeks ago, and it arrived just as seen in the photo.

 

[Ellenantula]

I had to lol myself after I responded. Unless actively molting, I suppose all Ts are technically pre-moult (or pre-dead) 24/7. But yeah, your does look pre-moult. Because it's a new T, it may not be settled in enough to eat for you. It's rump is plump enough -- if it continues to reject feeders -- then it's pre-moult and will not eat again until it moults.

Signs of pre-moult do include plump rump -- rump can actually look 'shiny' due to stretched skin. All Ts can kicks their hairs, but my older Ts usually looked a bit bald when pre-moult. Rejecting feeders is a strong indication of pre-moult. Since yours is a new T -- it could reject feeders just because it's not settled in enough to eat -- or (as I suspect) because it's pro-moult.

Congrats on new T - welcome to the hobby!

 

[Gevo]

She’s very fat, so she doesn’t need more food regardless. No one will be able to tell you for sure if she’s kicked off hairs and is not eating because she’s in premolt or because she was just moved. She doesn’t need any more food until she molts, though, as that abdomen is huge. If she is fasting because of premolt, be forewarned that it could still take several months for her to actually molt.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Hi guys, I added more substrate and buried her entry more, after more than a week I tried to feed her, but she rejected the cricket again. I took it off and left her alone, try to disturb her as little as possible, I've been reading on the internet and, maybe it is pre molt? The abdomen seems a bit strange to me, but idk if it's normal. I leave a photo to see what you think. Ty again

Sorry, but I disagree. I do not think it's due a moult and it's fat so can't see it eating, because it's not hungry, not because it's due a moult.
The fact it has some bald patches has nothing to do with it being pre moult. What this does help with is noticing the darkening of the abdomen (that's a sign of premoult). The abdomen still looks very light coloured to me and it's a slow growing species you have so could still be months before any action.
By darkening of the abdomen, it starts to look bruised and that bruise grows taking over the abdomen, this is the best way to actually tell if you're T is in premoult, most other ways of telling like refusing food is just a guess, and still there is no time frame to it.

 

[Jpetan]

Sorry, but I disagree. I do not think it's due a moult and it's fat so can't see it eating, because it's not hungry, not because it's due a moult.
The fact it has some bald patches has nothing to do with it being pre moult. What this does help with is noticing the darkening of the abdomen (that's a sign of premoult). The abdomen still looks very light coloured to me and it's a slow growing species you have so could still be months before any action.
By darkening of the abdomen, it starts to look bruised and that bruise grows taking over the abdomen, this is the best way to actually tell if you're T is in premoult, most other ways of telling like refusing food is just a guess, and still there is no time frame to it.

I didn't think I was pre-molting either because I could see her abdomen very shiny, but since he doesn't want to eat and barely moves, I don't know what to think, but it has me worried. I guess I'll have to be patient.

 

[Gevo]

I didn't think I was pre-molting either because I could see her abdomen very shiny, but since he doesn't want to eat and barely moves, I don't know what to think, but it has me worried. I guess I'll have to be patient.

It's normal, and they can take a while to settle in too. I have a B. hamorii who's been fasting since November, and she's recently started kicking hairs off so she has a bald spot and has started digging out her burrow and hiding away more, so that's how I know to expect a molt sometime soon-ish. When the bald patch darkens, it darkens quite quickly and dramatically, and that's the signal that a molt is likely to happen within a few more weeks.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Hi guys, I added more substrate and buried her entry more, after more than a week I tried to feed her, but she rejected the cricket again. I took it off and left her alone, try to disturb her as little as possible, I've been reading on the internet and, maybe it is pre molt? The abdomen seems a bit strange to me, but idk if it's normal. I leave a photo to see what you think. Ty again

Your T is fat as hell

I offer food to my adults about once a month and that's sufficient.

My adult tarantulas are healthy and do not need to eat multiple times a month. Even my mature males live on for years.

The fatter you make an older tarantula the higher the risk of a ruptured abdomen with the slightest fall.

Slings are fine to feed more often but not older ones

 

[Jpetan]

I understand, I won't worry about her food for now haha, I'll leave her alone with a full water dish

 

[viper69]

I owned that species, and AF. She was never as fat as the Sun like yours is. It’s not hungry, it’s a new T a couple things going on

 

[Mustafa67]

Hi guys, I added more substrate and buried her entry more, after more than a week I tried to feed her, but she rejected the cricket again. I took it off and left her alone, try to disturb her as little as possible, I've been reading on the internet and, maybe it is pre molt? The abdomen seems a bit strange to me, but idk if it's normal. I leave a photo to see what you think. Ty again

Wait

 

[kingshockey]

its a fatty since its so bald you can track the color of its but easy darker the pale hairless area gets closer to molt it is buuut since its a boehmei and known to be hair kickers that bald spot might not mean anything more than it living up to its rep

 

[cold blood]

Not pre-molt yet, the skin will blacken when a molt is near....stop feeding, fat tarantulas don't need food.

 

[Brewser]

Welcome,
Water n Wait
Tarantula Time To Adapt to New Digs.
Congratulations,