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<blockquote data-quote="Emster" data-source="post: 181247" data-attributes="member: 33963"><p>I got my first tarantula back in June this year and let me tell you how exciting it was (and still is!) It's a lovely little honduran curly hair. I suspect male but I'm not too sure. It's definitely not fully grown. Last month it closed off its hide and has not come out since. I really hoped that meant it was getting ready to molt.</p><p>About a week and a half ago I peaked into the hide (one side was only blocked by some fake plants so it was super easy to lift up a couple leaves, peak, and set them back into place). I was absolutely delighted to see that my T's abdomen had turned black.</p><p>Though I know I probably should not have, I peaked again 3 days later (being a first time keeper I'm really curious about how long it will take once their abdomen's change color). To my alarm the T was literally sitting in the e<em>xact same </em>position, though it did look like it had pooped some time in those 3 days.</p><p>It's been another week since then and today I checked again. My T still has not moved a single muscle, so it has been in the exact same position for at least a week and a half, and the abdomen is not any shinier. I dont see any sign of a death curl but I'm starting to get really worried. Is it normal for a T in pre-molt to not move a muscle for over a week?</p><p>I dont want to do anything until I get input from more experienced keepers. I really hope it's nothing and I'm just another overly-worried newbie, but at this point I probably won't be able to sleep much until I figure out what's up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Emster, post: 181247, member: 33963"] I got my first tarantula back in June this year and let me tell you how exciting it was (and still is!) It's a lovely little honduran curly hair. I suspect male but I'm not too sure. It's definitely not fully grown. Last month it closed off its hide and has not come out since. I really hoped that meant it was getting ready to molt. About a week and a half ago I peaked into the hide (one side was only blocked by some fake plants so it was super easy to lift up a couple leaves, peak, and set them back into place). I was absolutely delighted to see that my T's abdomen had turned black. Though I know I probably should not have, I peaked again 3 days later (being a first time keeper I'm really curious about how long it will take once their abdomen's change color). To my alarm the T was literally sitting in the e[I]xact same [/I]position, though it did look like it had pooped some time in those 3 days. It's been another week since then and today I checked again. My T still has not moved a single muscle, so it has been in the exact same position for at least a week and a half, and the abdomen is not any shinier. I dont see any sign of a death curl but I'm starting to get really worried. Is it normal for a T in pre-molt to not move a muscle for over a week? I dont want to do anything until I get input from more experienced keepers. I really hope it's nothing and I'm just another overly-worried newbie, but at this point I probably won't be able to sleep much until I figure out what's up. [/QUOTE]
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