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Dying versicolor or a double molt?

Glok69

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Hey everyone. My 3+ uear old versicolor came out of a molt in late November. Bigger of course. After about 10 days they accepted a cricket and did a few laps of the tank. But then it just stayed in the corner and hasn't eaten in weeks. It just ran away from a cricket I tried to give it.

They're well webbed up again. Could it be a molt straight after a molt? Does that happen? If it's a male I'm told their final molt gives them hooks on their front legs so they can mat before dying. But on close inspection, no sign of hooks. Its a new taller tank as they love to climb and maybe it just can't adjust to it?

Sorry the photos don't show much. They're heavily webbed up.
 

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Tarantula Trooper

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Did your spood actually eat the first cricket you gave it?? If it actually consumed it that would be good. If it consumed the first then I would give it week or so and try feeding again. Sometimes after a molt and they won't eat it could be a sucking stomach issue. Never experienced this since I got to keeping T's again and hopefully this is not the case . Keep us posted
 

Glok69

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What’s the temperature and humidity in the tank? versicolor like higher temperature and humidity, and they might refuse to eat if it’s too cold or too dry
There's no dedicated heating in the tank but it sits on a vivarium with a heat lamp for a bearded dragon. I keep the room temperature warm but yes, this could be the cold days lately. Im using an infrared night camera to try to capture any movement. There's no sign of those hooks T's develop to mate before death.

The spider was also moved into a taller container a few months back and I don't think it's taken to it.
 

Glok69

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What’s the temperature and humidity in the tank? versicolor like higher temperature and humidity, and they might refuse to eat if it’s too cold or too dry
Hope this video plays. I caught them with a night camera moving around. Starting to think it's a female.
 

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