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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nunua" data-source="post: 162208" data-attributes="member: 4947">Your genic is most likely drinking to make sure there is enough internal liquids before she starts molting. It's essential for them to have liquids to pump between the new and old exoskeleton, otherwise the old one won't come off. Several problems with tarantulas getting stuck in the old exoskeleton are due the lack of internal liquids (aka certain level of dehydration).Few of my Ts are exactly like this genic of yours when in premolt. They stay hidden for a long time and emerge only to drink. Therefore I wouldn't be worried about this behavior going on <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I'm also pretty sure that has has re-emerged to drink several times during those 33 days and you just haven't seen that as they tend to do that when it's calm (= night time or when you're away)And you said the abdomen is scaly? I can't see any scaling or flaking going on, more like white fluff which is nothing but urticating hairs that are rubbed off but not flicked in the air. My genic's butt look like that when in premolt or when she tried to kick some hairs at me. Some of new world Ts, including genics, use urticating hairs to make the area more safe when molting - They also plant a huge amount of those hairs on their moltmat and on them. It's just a layer of defense.</blockquote>

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