Is she in pre moult

[Wayne harper]

I'm wondering if my son's b smithi is in pre moult she hasn't eaten since the end of October and is really sluggish and hiding under her cork bark a lot. I was hoping I wouldn't put a post on like this but I'm getting a little worried now.

 

[Nicolas C]

Abdomen is plump, if there's a water dish available, I think there's nothing to worry about. Brachypelma can wait for a long time before a molt without eating.

What size is she?

 

[Wayne harper]

She is about 5 inch dls. She has a water bowl I'm just panicking because she is my son's favourite tarantula
Thank you Nicolas C for your reassurance

 

[Chubbs]

Nothing to panic about. If it's normally a good eater and it's suddenly refusing food then there's a pretty strong possibility that it's in premolt.

 

[Wayne harper]

Cheers chubbs.

 

[Entity]

i agree. mine has gone 2 months without eating before. i worried a little but just offer it food every week or 2 until she eats.

 

[Wayne harper]

That's what I'm doing entity at the minute. It's just a pain removing the cricket When she doesn't eat them

 

[Entity]

That's what I'm doing entity at the minute. It's just a pain removing the cricket When she doesn't eat them

yeah i agree. unfortunately thats just part of the gig. lol

 

[Wayne harper]

I wish all my T's were like my g pulchripes that little guy would eat a scabby donkey if it fell in his cage lol

 

[RedCapTrio]

Colors looked pale so I'd say in premolt. Is this girl a sub-adult still? That leg span will sure get longer.

 

[micheldied]

A B. smithi that size can be in premolt for months. I wouldn't worry, it looks healthy.

 

[Entity]

I wish all my T's were like my g pulchripes that little guy would eat a scabby donkey if it fell in his cage lol

a scabby donkey? lol what about any other scabby animals? or just donkeys? lmao.

 

[Wayne harper]

Sorry entity that's my yorkshire dialect coming out. But I think it would have a go at any animal that fell in

 

[kormath]

Sorry entity that's my yorkshire dialect coming out. But I think it would have a go at any animal that fell in

Sounds like my Vagans. You can almost hear the "om nom nom" coming out of the enclosure when I drop a pinhead lateralis in. The only thing it hasn't eaten so far are fruit flies, but then again they immediately run up the wall and stay on the ceiling, and Redrum likes to stay on the substrate under the silk leaves where it's moist.

 

[Entity]

Sorry entity that's my yorkshire dialect coming out. But I think it would have a go at any animal that fell in

no need to apologize...lol it struck me funny. ill be able to keep up with talk from across the pond if i stay on here long enough. lol