greenbottle blue tarantula concern

Ive had her (hoping its a her) for about 7 months, shes molted 4 times and on her last molt her cephalpthorax (head and eyes) turned a salmon pink and I was just concerned if that is normal or somethijf to be concerned about?

I think it's normal but I've never had an adult of this species.

Arachnomaniac19 said:

I think it's normal but I've never had an adult of this species.

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thats a sling tho o.o still black legs and the bue is nowhere in sight nor any of the abd pattern being changed to adult orange


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im not sure mine always hid befor a molt so never noticed a color change.

There is blue in the legs, very little but there is. I'm just worried because I follow a good amount of gbb owners on social media and I haven't seen even a remote trace of pink. And her abdomen is beautifully orange again picture doesn't do her justice.

dvillafana08 said:

There is blue in the legs, very little but there is. I'm just worried because I follow a good amount of gbb owners on social media and I haven't seen even a remote trace of pink. And her abdomen is beautifully orange again picture doesn't do her justice.

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might wana try a natural light pic or wait till shes bigger. maybe just a random color thing. i know a few ppl have had mms with baby stripes and low blue too. *shrug*

If you look through this thread by Hobo, you can see it's just a stage in the process of attaining adult coloration:http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?262644-C.-cyaneopubescens-When-do-they-get-their-adult-color.

If it's healthy, active, and eating, it's fine, regardless of what color it is. Relax.

I have raised a couple to adulthood so far, currently left with one MM nearing its end and 2 ~2.5" juvies (one of which finally a female!) and between them a couple showed that pinkish carapace for a few months while growing. It's not reason to worry, I'd look at it as a color variation in the little one for the time being. They grow out of it and will eventually turn the green/blue/cyan (whichever applies most really) they all have as adults. Meaning: No need to worry at all.

Like it was suggested, look at Hobo's picture thread and through the development stages. Some slings are nearly all black as slings even, I had one of those, too. It's looking awesome.