Sling

[izzp99]

My g pulchra sling has completely blocked the entrance to its hide and has been burrowed in there for a couple days now... when should I worry?

 

[m0lsx]

Give it several months before you start to get worried. This is perfectly normal behaviour. T's will seal themselves off, prior to a molt & also just because they can. I have several T's that are sealed up.

 

[DustyD]

Yup, very normal. I would keep whatever you keep water in close by and filled every few days or so, in case it is thirsty.

How big is your sling?

What did it look like before it closed off its hide?

 

[izzp99]

Yup, very normal. I would keep whatever you keep water in close by and filled every few days or so, in case it is thirsty.

How big is your sling?

What did it look like before it closed off its hide?

It's about 1 -2 cm , this is an image of it about a week before it closed off its hide

 

[DustyD]

Hard to tell if it is in premolt at least for me. Its abdomen looks good to begin with and this mealworm would have filled it out. It may be waiting to molt in a secluded place. Still put water near the hide. Read a book. War and Peace, for example.

 

[izzp99]

Hard to tell if it is in premolt at least for me. Its abdomen looks good to begin with and this mealworm would have filled it out. It may be waiting to molt in a secluded place. Still put water near the hide. Read a book. War and Peace, for example.

It was hard for me to tell if it was in pre molt, the only reason I even have this picture is because that was its first meal in 2 months

 

[DustyD]

It all sounds normal. Time will tell. Me personally, I would not be worried about it. I have in the past but nothing you can really do, except make sure it has what it needs and to wait.

 

[middy74]

My little pumpkin patch done the same don't worry.