B. Emilia possibly molting?

[KK_Ma_Nene]

Hi I’m new here and new to having tarantulas and recently I got an Emilia. It’s been a little over two weeks since we got them a little more than that since they last ate. I got them from a reptile expo and the guy said they were about a year old. Anyways, they like to sit in their water dish (a plastic bottle cap they do not fit in) and hasn’t eaten. I assume they are in premolt but this morning their back legs turned much lighter in color, is this normal?

 

[KK_Ma_Nene]

Hi I’m new here and new to having tarantulas and recently I got an Emilia. It’s been a little over two weeks since we got them a little more than that since they last ate. I got them from a reptile expo and the guy said they were about a year old. Anyways, they like to sit in their water dish (a plastic bottle cap they do not fit in) and hasn’t eaten. I assume they are in premolt but this morning their back legs turned much lighter in color, is this normal?

Oh and right not they’ve sorta buried themselves in the wet substrate they created in the corner of their enclosure

 

[Papaya]

Is it more than one spider or "they' it's preferred pronoun?

 

[KK_Ma_Nene alt]

Is it more than one spider or "they' it's preferred pronoun?

they preferred until I know the gender

 

[KK_Ma_Nene]

Is it more than one spider or "they' it's preferred pronoun?

They until I know the gender but I’ll use he/she instead then! Idk how to attach a photo here yet but with this species, should their behind be larger than the carapace in premolt? bc mine is about the same size if not perhaps a little smaller. I will say though I’ve noticed he/she hasn’t shriveled yet in the 3 weeks I had her (he/she last ate 3 days before I had gotten him/her)

 

[KK_Ma_Nene]

“It” then. I’m old fashioned I guess. For example I prefer my women without a penis

Ookay so then do you have any insight on “it.” And coolios - it’d be even better if my women came with a penis

 

[Papaya]

Ookay so then do you have any insight on “it.” And coolios - it’d be even better if my women came with a penis

I think it takes longer than a few weeks for a Brachys abdomen to reduce. But I’ll defer to more experienced keepers

 

[KK_Ma_Nene]

I think it takes longer than a few weeks for a Brachys abdomen to reduce. But I’ll defer to more experienced keepers

Oh alright, thank you!

 

[x_raphael_xx]

Pics may help.

 

[KK_Ma_Nene]

Pics may help.

I can’t anymore my mom killed it sorry