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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 99999" data-attributes="member: 4199">enlarged picture, you can easily see no bulbs or hooks on either leg or palp.[ATTACH]20602[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]20603[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]20604[/ATTACH] As to what's wrong i have no idea, but here's my guesses <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Nothing around the mouth area?  no fluid or anything?I took the hide out of my 2 GBB enclosures, they just webbed them over and ignored them.  Both of mine spend all their time in their web tunnels.Sound's like tripwires, both of mine webbed the whole floor of the enclosure and use it to detect prey.  I blast a hole through it with the spray bottle to fill the water dish, then they web it back over. with the other items listed i'd agree she's trying to get out.  There's gotta be something in the tank she's not happy with.Agreed, sounds like poop, the balls i'd guess are the bolus.Has to be something in there she doesn't like the way she's behaving.  Agree with [USER=4151]@Phil[/USER], replace all the substrate.What are the temps?  mine are kept 75-80F give or take a couple degrees either way on the coldest and warmest days.  Rule of thumb - if your comfy in a tshirt they should be fine.Could be a change in attitude from the molt.  I've never once seen either of my GBB's drink from the dish.  majority of their hydration comes from prey.To me that screams something is wrong in the tank, she's on guard watching it or trying not to disturb it.Nothing wrong there, that's normal.  Mine will move branches or leaves just slightly to where they want them, or drag them across the enclosure, depends on their mood.I'd start with a full substrate change and clean the enclosure, i was mine with Dawn and rinse thruroughly.  Also make sure there is plenty of ventilation, cross ventilation is best if you can do that with your enclosure.  Replace the branches and whatnot if possible, or clean them well if you can't.  What are you using for substrate?  i use a mix of peat moss and eco earth coco fiber half and half,  seems to do very well, plus it's light so i don't have to make big holes in the walls for the larger sheet rock anchors to put the enclosures on the shelves <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />How about pics of the full setup?  maybe one of us can see something there.</blockquote>

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