Moulting Or Something Else?

[Isilwen]

Checking on my b. smithi today I am noticing a larger darker patch. I have not fed her in almost two weeks I believe. Is she moulting?

The first picture is from thirteen days ago. I haven't fed her in almost two weeks. The second and third are from today.

 

[ExMember]

Yep. Premoult

 

[Isilwen]

Yep. Premoult

Awesome and scary at the same time.

I am guessing she'll have more color in her this time around? Do we have an estimated size she'll be?

 

[blade49]

Checking on my b. smithi today I am noticing a larger darker patch. I have not fed her in almost two weeks I believe. Is she moulting?

The first picture is from thirteen days ago. I haven't fed her in almost two weeks. The second and third are from today.

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Looks like it to me m8

 

[Isilwen]

Can anyone let me know how long till she moults?

 

[Jess S]

Imminent, which in Brachypelma speak means anything from now to a week or 2 away
My sling looks exactly likes yours does now and has done for the last week! However, over the last couple of days it's quit all usual activity so I'm expecting the moult to happen any time.

 

[Isilwen]

Imminent, which in Brachypelma speak means anything from now to a week or 2 away
My sling looks exactly likes yours does now and has done for the last week! However, over the last couple of days it's quit all usual activity so I'm expecting the moult to happen any time.

Okay, cool. Thank you!

 

[ExMember]

Okay, cool. Thank you!

Don't panic if it doesn't happen right away. I have every Brachypelma except smithi (?!? maybe...waiting for the little one to moult.)
and have seen my boehmei turn black and moult in 3 days. My hamorii sling takes like 2 months between refusing food and moulting.

The time frame is the spiders and can be nervewracking to us keepers. But always remember that the tarantula knows how to be a tarantula better than we do

 

[Isilwen]

Don't panic if it doesn't happen right away. I have every Brachypelma except smithi (?!? maybe...waiting for the little one to moult.)
and have seen my boehmei turn black and moult in 3 days. My hamorii sling takes like 2 months between refusing food and moulting.

The time frame is the spiders and can be nervewracking to us keepers. But always remember that the tarantula knows how to be a tarantula better than we do

I will do my best not to wrack my brains about it. I honestly wasn't expecting it to even moult that fast after getting it a little over a month ago.

What I am most excited about is getting into it's final enclosure as I have some plans to make it natural looking using excavator clay and such.

 

[Rs50matt]

I will do my best not to wrack my brains about it. I honestly wasn't expecting it to even moult that fast after getting it a little over a month ago.

What I am most excited about is getting into it's final enclosure as I have some plans to make it natural looking using excavator clay and such.

If you do a final enclosure and use a glass one it’ll decompose before a smithi of that size gets into it. Even if it’s male you still have years to wait.

 

[Isilwen]

If you do a final enclosure and use a glass one it’ll decompose before a smithi of that size gets into it. Even if it’s male you still have years to wait.

Which is why I said I am most excited about it. Not going to do it until it's ready for something like that.