Very long sling pre-molt?

[Thorhees]

I have a B. Albo.
Ordered him in March. Was between .75 and 1 inch when he came and has molted twice in my care.
He is now about 2 inches.
Since he began rejecting food, it has been about a month. His bald spots turned black right off the bat, but since they seem to have faded back to an almost-normal color.
His pre-molt has never lasted this long before, so I'm slightly concerned.
EXACTLY one month ago, I moved. He's been though this move before though (from dorm to house, house to dorm, etc.) but he hadn't been through it for three months before the most recent time.
Would this have any effect on him?
Do the darker bald spots fading back mean anything?
Also, I haven't offered him food in 3 weeks because he had been rejecting it for a week and was obviously premolt. Should I offer food? D:

Help!

 

[Midknight xrs]

I had an A. chalcodes that i once disturbed in heavy pre-molt. It never made that molt and took another 7 months before it molted. That sling was maybe 1.25" so even then it was months between molts. Give it time and water and just let it be.

 

[Shell]

As they grow, they go longer between molts and pre molt can last longer. Every spider is different also, a month pre molt certainly doesn't strike me as anything to worry about. Moving should have no affect on it, but again, every spider is different. My B. smithi started molting in the middle of our move in August, she was on her back when I unloaded the car, and she made it through with no issues.

Yes, you can offer food if you want, just make sure to remove it after 24 hours if it remains uneaten. If it's well fed though I wouldn't bother worrying about feeding until after it molts, no point wasting the feeders if it just keeps refusing.

 

[0siris]

Spiders can and often do molt in transit when being shipped, so I doubt a simple car ride would be enough to disturb the process. Brachypelma species are fairly slow growers to begin with, so I don't think you have anything to worry about. Obviously you don't want to rock the enclosure too much, but I'm sure you know that

 

[Thorhees]

Thanks for the replies. I'll continue to leave him be. I've been misting the enclosure every few days (it dries out FAST) and keeping his water fresh.
I'll just continue to do that until he molts.

- to the slow grower thing, I read that before I purchased him, which is why I was shocked he molted twice so fast.
His last molt was mid-July, I believe.

 

[catfishrod69]

i have 3 B. albopilosum, and they have been growing descently fast...1 just molted to over 3" and i havent had them that long really...

Thanks for the replies. I'll continue to leave him be. I've been misting the enclosure every few days (it dries out FAST) and keeping his water fresh.
I'll just continue to do that until he molts.

- to the slow grower thing, I read that before I purchased him, which is why I was shocked he molted twice so fast.
His last molt was mid-July, I believe.