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I just got a new Brachypelma boehmi female yesterday, and I could tell that she was going to moult soon. What I didn't know was HOW soon. Well, when I got up this morning, there was a freshly-moulted exuvium and a really brightly-colored spider. Problem is, something doesn't seem right, and I wanted to get some other opinions on this. The spider seems to have moulted OK, but seems very weak. She just sits with her legs sort of drawn up over her. If I gently prod her, she will walk and kick hairs, then resume her position. Her abdomen is also very small, as though she didn't have much to eat for some time prior to her moult. Is she just tired from her moulting process, and waiting to regain strength, or is something likely wrong? Most of my T's are up and moving around shortly after moulting, sitting in their usual positions, not with the legs all drawn up over them like that. I just hope that nothing is wrong with this girl, since I've been looking for one of this species for a long time.
pitbulllady
pitbulllady