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Hi people,
I'm sure some of you may remember my rather excited post about when I first got this mexican red knee tarantula. Well, she has been doing really well up until about a month or so ago. I only rarely used to see her as she almost always was in her artificial cave. For about the last 2 weeks, she hasn't stepped foot inside it. She has stayed put up one corner of the tank.I have noticed that that area is covered with an incredibaly fine layer of silk.
I just took a look at her and the bald patch on her abdomen has now turned a charcoal black colour. I presume this means she is about to shed her skin? Could this explain her behavior? How long until she starts to shed? And do I need to do anything such as raise the humidity in the tank? I would hate to lose her over something like that.
Many thanks,
Richard.
I'm sure some of you may remember my rather excited post about when I first got this mexican red knee tarantula. Well, she has been doing really well up until about a month or so ago. I only rarely used to see her as she almost always was in her artificial cave. For about the last 2 weeks, she hasn't stepped foot inside it. She has stayed put up one corner of the tank.I have noticed that that area is covered with an incredibaly fine layer of silk.
I just took a look at her and the bald patch on her abdomen has now turned a charcoal black colour. I presume this means she is about to shed her skin? Could this explain her behavior? How long until she starts to shed? And do I need to do anything such as raise the humidity in the tank? I would hate to lose her over something like that.
Many thanks,
Richard.