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Message: <blockquote data-quote="desert blond enthusiast" data-source="post: 51190" data-attributes="member: 4061">Greetings! I am the proud new-ish T parent of a beautiful little desert blond female.  Her name is Reggie, short for Reginald Von Bartlebee (I thought it was a male when I first got her but the fancy name stuck).  She resides with me at my work place.  I am a middle school counselor, and Reggie helps me teach the kids about tarantulas and that the more we learn about something, the less scary/intimidating it can be.  The kids love Reggie and stop by to see her often.  She is a joy to have in my life!However, Reggie has been refusing food for the past 3 weeks and appears to be showing a bald spot on her abdomen which I think seems to be getting darker every day.  Is she getting ready to molt?  What should I do to best help her if she is in premolt? I have attached a picture a close-up of her abdomen if it helps.  Thank you all in advance!</blockquote>