Wolf Spider Help

[Wildlife98]

I've had this huge wolf spider for like a month now and he's usually the most active wolf I've kept, always walking all around at night and usually an amazing eater. But for probably close to a week now he's been buried in his little corner, under the substrate, only coming out once for a super short amount of time and hasn't been eating. I was wondering if this was maybe something to do with molting? I'm unsure cause he's definitely a different species than the others I've kept.
Any help would be awesome.

 

[RTTB]

Post a picture of spider and set up.

 

[Ratmosphere]

Possible pre molt.

 

[Wildlife98]

Additional info: The substrate is eco earth.
I live in florida and this species gets much bigger than the one/s I see commonly and sightings of it are more rare. His whole bottom side is black.
Taking this info and the pics it'd be cool if somebody knew the species but that isn't my main concern.

 

[ErinM31]

My experience with this species of wolf spider is that they like to make burrows and some stay buried more than others. If your male already has "boxing gloves" at the ends of his pedipalps, then he is mature and will not molt again.

 

[Smokehound714]

hogna carolinensis mature male. his days are numbered. they become senile eventually, refuse food and have to be forced to eat and drink

 

[Wildlife98]

Aaand now I'm very sad

 

[Ungoliant]

Aaand now I'm very sad

If he's wild-caught in your area, I'd release him outside so he might find a female.

 

[The Snark]

Aaand now I'm very sad

Like it or not, the role of nearly all male arachs is an insemination machine. Deliver sperm. Die. Nothing to be sad about. But it is always nice to help them go about their natural functions.

 

[VolkswagenBug]

Like it or not, the role of nearly all male arachs is an insemination machine. Deliver sperm. Die. Nothing to be sad about. But it is always nice to help them go about their natural functions.

I'd expand that to nearly all male arthropods, even. Of course, when you feel attached to something, you'll be sad when it dies, but it's just nature.

 

[loxoscelesfear]

Hogna lenta, very common in FL and the SE states