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Molt Question (Rose Hair)
- Thread starter mrweegeeman
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I would just leave her be. My rosie went into premolt late March and finally molted early June. She webbed herself inside the hide more than a few times and broke it down to get some water. Finally she webbed up her hide a fourth and final time and took approximately five hours to molt from time she flipped over to when she exited her cave again.
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1. Maybe. Most likely If it did, the cricket would be a goner soon. It's possible that it bit the cricket to defend itself. Use a pair of tweezers and take the cricket away even if it seems to be dying. A tarantula in premolt is very vulnerable to the bites of crickets. Premolt tarantulas won't eat anyway.
2. Their venom liquifies their prey so they essentially drink it leaving behind a bolus of wings, uneaten parts, etc
3. Yes. She will tear it down and rebuild it as needed. If she is webbed inside, a molt is likely to be coming soon.
2. Their venom liquifies their prey so they essentially drink it leaving behind a bolus of wings, uneaten parts, etc
3. Yes. She will tear it down and rebuild it as needed. If she is webbed inside, a molt is likely to be coming soon.
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That's OK. The spider will rebuild. Better than the dying cricket biting it's abdomen!
