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My juvenile t hasn’t molted in 4 months

ellat

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Hii, I have a juvenile pamphobeteus sp. Machala who has not been sexed yet. I’ve had her since November of last year and she lives in a 2 gallon- I’m worried because she hasn’t molted in a while, and she’s mainly stationary in her enclosure, I mist it twice a day and she didn’t take the last roach I gave to her about 2-3 weeks ago. Ive been waking up every morning hoping she molts but still nothing.

I’ve handled her about twice but that was ages ago so I don’t think it was stressful, and ignore how messy her enclosure is I really need to spruce it up a bit

*the first image is the most recent one I’ve taken of her, the second is from around September*

She’s my first ever tarantula so these things are really new to me, I’ve had millipedes and centipede but nothing as crazy as her yet.
She’s got a plump abdomen and a bald spot so I know she is due a molt but at this point it’s been a while since she’s eaten, and she’s been less and less active, I really love her and I would hate to wake up to her not having made it- any suggestions or explanations are extremely appreciated :))
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m0lsx

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I have had an Aphonopelma johnnycashi sling for over well over 2 years & in all that time it has maybe molted once.
 

tarantulas118

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thats pretty normal. I have a juvenile Brachypelma boehmei that has never molted with me and I’ve had it for 4 months since August. Anyways I’m sure your spider is just fine they do this sometimes. Also I don’t think You should be misting it as often as you do, here is something that might help you
also, with all the signs your pointing out I think your spider might molt soon.
 
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