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T's tummy. Ok or not ok?

Chingz

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Okay, so this is the first time I've ever spotted it completely out of its hole and it actually took a lazy stroll all over the enclo before walked back inside.
I was wondering like "was this its normal size? Is the tummy not too small? Does the coloration alright? Does it look OK?"
XD XD XD

I think it was a little bit bigger than the first time I put it inside the glass. Maybe it was molted down there? Never saw it molt. No evidence also on top of the peat..
 

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kormath

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Looks fine to me. My guess is the molt is still buried in the burrow. Sometimes mine won't push their molt out for weeks after, and then i get pieces of it here and there as the excavate more
 

Chingz

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Looks fine to me. My guess is the molt is still buried in the burrow. Sometimes mine won't push their molt out for weeks after, and then i get pieces of it here and there as the excavate more

I do hope it chuck out the molt. I already have problems with the small insects and I still don't have the new enclo in my hand to re-house too.. :(
No time also, the school term is almost finished. So many reportsssss... X(
 

Zurchiboy

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Ts like to climb sometimes. Have to make sure are b vagans/sabilosum sling is not on the top before I open up for feeding or general maintenance.

I also concur with kormath. Looks normal. A healthy tarantula usually has an abdomen the size or 1.5 times the size of its carapace. 2 or more when close to a molt. Ts tend to have a small rump after a molt.
 

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