When will he come out?

[MclarenF1]

My Grammo Aureo has walled himself up in his hide for the last few days. He seems fine in there, you can just barely see him. I guess I should be expecting a molt soon considering the fact that he's darker, not eating, more skittish, and his barricading of his hide. I love waking up and see his handy work. In the last pic you can just barely see him. If I only had a really small video camera, I could see what he is up to.

 

[ErikH]

G. aureostriata seem to love to bulldoze substrate around, don't they? I would guess you are correct that a molt is immenent. How long he/she will be in there will depend on the size of the T., among other things. He could be in there a week, or a month. He will come out eventually. Don't put any food in the container, but keep the water dish full. Good luck!

 

[JColt]

yep molting. My large seemani molted 3 weeks ago and she broke down webbing and eating now but havent seen her out of hide since and she normally would be out periodically.

 

[cheetah13mo]

Cool. You have a new T soon. He'll come out when he's hungry or thirsty. Keep the water up and wait until you see him with black fangs to offer food. Good luck.

 

[Mina]

Looks to me as if you have an upcoming moult there. Your T will come out when it is ready, and most likely be ready to show off a some beautiful new skin. Just be patient.

 

[IdahoBiteyThing]

I'm laughing

I read the title to your thread and I thought, "I'll bet this is about a G. aureo" and I was right! Mine is the most maddening spider; it will sometimes wall itself in it's hide for months. 3 months is the record. He actually took food for two months while he was locked in there. I'd drop a roach in, and as soon as the roach got close to the hide, he'd reach out from a little space underneath and snag it and drag it back inside. Yes, eventually he'll molt, then make a big entrance, come back outside and eat like a horse again. The waiting is maddening. Good luck and be patient!

 

[Aunt Ant]

I recently had the same experience. My G.aureo blocked up all entrances to his log, and there he stayed for 2 months. Then, last week as a matter of fact, I pass by the tank and there he is. Not expecting to see him, I literally said "Hellooo!" out loud. The size increase was very noticeable, and he had a skinny skinny butt. He got fresh water (which I witnessed him drink), and some tasty crickets later that day.
Yeah, the wait stinks, but having other t's to observe helps. a lot

 

[Stylopidae]

How long does this species take between moults?

I have a female and she's the only tarantula of mine who hasn't moulted in the time I've had them.

She's about 4"LS.

 

[MclarenF1]

Alright so he did come out yesterday for and sat in the same position for an hour or two. Then he promptly went back into his hide. The next day I see he's walled it up even more. Right now he's right up against his wall, and I think he might break through it again.

 

[intriqet]

my rosea's got that same black spot on the top of its butt. does that mean its gonna molt soon?