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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 54561" data-attributes="member: 4086"><p>She's fine. Most likely going to molt <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I don't know if it's coincidence or not, but I've observed many of my own tarantulas have molted either right after shipping or right after a rehouse. I don't know if stress brings it on, or it's coincidence, or what, but it has happened enough for me to notice the oddity. Or maybe when you have thirty tarantulas it's bound to happen, who knows. I DO know that what you're seeing is definitely normal behavior, so she's probably fine <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I know it's easy to stress on these things, especially when you're new to the hobby, but just let her be, check on her, make sure she has water, and see what develops..it's all you can do brother..once she either molts or eats, you'll feel better <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> In answer to your question, no, burrowers do that all the time, not just when molting, but most tarantulas, terrestrial or obligate burrower or arboreal, will close up the holes sometimes before molting. Some will do it right out in the open, like my big terrestrials do. Sometimes my arboreals hide, sometimes they do it on a web mat on top of their foliage. It's very normal behavior for a tarantula to block it's burrow, that's all I can say for certain <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Welcome to the hobby <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

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