Hi all,
I've had a L. parahybana for nearly 9 years now. She's about 15 years old (got her as an adult) and has molted about every 2 - 2,5 years in my care (hardly gaining any size at all).
Surprisingly, she molted again a few weeks ago. It's been hardly a year since her last molt, so this took me by surprise. As she had a nice round but before the molt, she's not skinny now, but her abdomen is only about as big as her carapace, so she's not fat, either.
Now why I'm worried: It's been nearly 6 weeks since her molt, and while usually a voracious eater after molting, she still refuses food. There is nothing wrong with her chelicera, I checked. She even killed a cricket that annoyed her, but didn't eat it. Otherwise she seems fine as well - no uncordinated movements, all the normal responses (That is, unfriendly ones ).
can this be an indication of old age? Is she dying on me? I don't know her exact age, but as she was an adult when I got her (the guy I bought her from said she was 6 years old, but I have no way to verify that and she was already about 7,5" big) and has been living for 9 years in my care, she can't be younger than about 15... so what do you think?
I've had a L. parahybana for nearly 9 years now. She's about 15 years old (got her as an adult) and has molted about every 2 - 2,5 years in my care (hardly gaining any size at all).
Surprisingly, she molted again a few weeks ago. It's been hardly a year since her last molt, so this took me by surprise. As she had a nice round but before the molt, she's not skinny now, but her abdomen is only about as big as her carapace, so she's not fat, either.
Now why I'm worried: It's been nearly 6 weeks since her molt, and while usually a voracious eater after molting, she still refuses food. There is nothing wrong with her chelicera, I checked. She even killed a cricket that annoyed her, but didn't eat it. Otherwise she seems fine as well - no uncordinated movements, all the normal responses (That is, unfriendly ones ).
can this be an indication of old age? Is she dying on me? I don't know her exact age, but as she was an adult when I got her (the guy I bought her from said she was 6 years old, but I have no way to verify that and she was already about 7,5" big) and has been living for 9 years in my care, she can't be younger than about 15... so what do you think?
Attachments
-
178.8 KB Views: 216