M balfouri not reacting

[Whitelightning777]

Normally my M balfouri is always redecorating or moving dirt around.

For about a week, this activity had stopped and I haven't seen her at all. The burrows are practically sealed up.

I pulled just the corner of the webinar and waited. Typically this gets fixed within 12 hours. 2 days later--nothing.

At what point does one become concerned? Do they hibernate in the winter?

 

[Enn49]

Many Ts will seal themselves away just before they moult and depending on size this can be for a few days or a few weeks.

 

[Whitelightning777]

She's around 1 to 1.5 inches.

 

[Metalman2004]

Exactly what Enn said. Time to be patient. When its ready to show its face again it will. Could be tomorrow, could be in weeks or months.

 

[Arachnoclown]

I have a Hamorri and a seemanni about 2.5" each that have been in their burrows for 106 days and 87 days.

 

[Floodmeister]

I have a Hamorri and a seemanni about 2.5" each that have been in their burrows for 106 days and 87 days.

I feel your pain. I sometimes forget I have a hamorri. It sealed off its burrow the day after I rehoused it. That was 31 days ago. Luckily it made its burrow along the side of the enclosure so I can check on it from time to time.

 

[Arachnoclown]

@Floodmeister what really sucks is my king baboon. I haven't seen it more than three times in the last year and a half. Time for a substrate Change.....

 

[Whitelightning777]

Update:

Once again, the burrow is open. I could swear that it's about 1/8-3/16ths of an inch wide then usual.

I suspect a molt, but I haven't seen her emerge yet. It won't be long before I have to rehouse her into the 3 gallon tank, which should be big enough for the rest of her life.

Question: just how big does the typical M balfouri actually get in the real world?

I mean actual size without the blarney!!

 

[Arachnoclown]

My mature male I traded off was 5"....barely.

 

[Whitelightning777]

Good news. The burrow is once again open. I saw some legs sticking out with more adult colors but not enough for a picture. I bet she molted, but without a skin can't prove it. I'll feed her in a week. Still no clue as to the sex.

At 5 inches, it'll be no bigger then my other spider is now. Do females have the same diagonal leg span?

 

[Whitelightning777]

Update: she ate a small cricket and a meal worm yesterday.

I'm sure of a molt due to the size increase but I haven't been able to capture a pic yet. The burrow entrance is much wider.

I got a good look at her when I dropped a cricket into the burrow. Much to my surprise, the cricket appeared to stop in thin air due to webbing that was fairly high above the burrow. She got it 30 seconds later and I got a great look.

Perhaps I should've filmed it. Hopefully she'll spend more time above ground.