Costa Rican Zebra

dkohlbeck

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I am a new tarantula owner. ( 10-12 weeks) A female Costa Rican Zebra. I had her in a small cage until I researched how to take care of her and make her a home. She had made a burrow in the smaller cage. I thought she would be more comfortable in a little larger enviroment. She now lives in a 5 1/2 gal terrarium with a metal screen top and incondescent light for warmth. She has about 6 in or so of subtrate (vermiculite and peat mix). A water source and a curved peice of tree bark to hide in. She has not build burrows yet and it has been about 4 weeks. Now for the past week she isn't very active at all and this week has closed both ends of her bark cover with webbing. I can see her in there and she is just laying in a depression of subtrate. She does change positions. I worry that she is sick. She has been eating when offered food until now. Could she be getting ready to molt ?
 
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