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<blockquote data-quote="Strix" data-source="post: 200608" data-attributes="member: 37711"><p>Hi all, new to the board and new to the hobby.</p><p></p><p>I've recently got myself a Green Bottle Blue (Chromatopelma Cyaneopubescens.) I got him last Friday and it's been a great few days so far.</p><p></p><p>Here he is (I say he, but it's currently unsexed)</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Kc7qvbxg/IMG-20210828-124248-730.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/fys8j2jL/IMG-20210828-122118-175.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/4dLD8Tyd/vlcsnap-2021-08-29-17h59m15s912.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I was aware that GBB's webbed up a lot which is fine and I've provided plenty of anchor points (more to come) in his Exoterra enclosure. My question is, I've notice he made a little tunnel for himself on the first few days:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/HLH1n2Fp/IMG-20210829-191604-198.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I'm aware GBB's are webbers but since then, he appears to have closed off the entrance. He also hasn't moved from inside (I kept a CCTV camera on him with motion detection set to high and i didn't get a single capture.)</p><p></p><p>This is the webbing now:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/C5RWX6n4/IMG-20210831-041113-765.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/3NzPTCgQ/IMG-20210831-041054-645.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Am I looking at my first moult with him/her? I did notice he seemed a little dull in colour but maybe thats just how GBB's are and the blue isn't as striking as it seems in most pictures online. Also he still has the tiger stripes a bit on his abdomen. He's about 3 inches in size so a lot of growing to go. Is this all a sign of pre moult? When I got him the shop did say he was due a feed so when I got him home I managed to feed him his first cricket before he started all this webbing which is good at least he's got a gut full.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/vTv3Pr3v/IMG-20210828-143510-227.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I guess what I'm asking is, is this typical GBB behaviour? Or is he/she about to moult? I don't want to try feeding it in a week or so if he's going into a moulting stage. In fact the way it's webbed up I can't see how he/she will actually get to the prey but hey, perhaps it will surprise me.</p><p></p><p>Sorry if this is all rather obvious but as I say, I am new to the hobby. </p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Strix, post: 200608, member: 37711"] Hi all, new to the board and new to the hobby. I've recently got myself a Green Bottle Blue (Chromatopelma Cyaneopubescens.) I got him last Friday and it's been a great few days so far. Here he is (I say he, but it's currently unsexed) [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/Kc7qvbxg/IMG-20210828-124248-730.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/fys8j2jL/IMG-20210828-122118-175.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/4dLD8Tyd/vlcsnap-2021-08-29-17h59m15s912.png[/IMG] I was aware that GBB's webbed up a lot which is fine and I've provided plenty of anchor points (more to come) in his Exoterra enclosure. My question is, I've notice he made a little tunnel for himself on the first few days: [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/HLH1n2Fp/IMG-20210829-191604-198.jpg[/IMG] I'm aware GBB's are webbers but since then, he appears to have closed off the entrance. He also hasn't moved from inside (I kept a CCTV camera on him with motion detection set to high and i didn't get a single capture.) This is the webbing now: [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/C5RWX6n4/IMG-20210831-041113-765.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/3NzPTCgQ/IMG-20210831-041054-645.jpg[/IMG] Am I looking at my first moult with him/her? I did notice he seemed a little dull in colour but maybe thats just how GBB's are and the blue isn't as striking as it seems in most pictures online. Also he still has the tiger stripes a bit on his abdomen. He's about 3 inches in size so a lot of growing to go. Is this all a sign of pre moult? When I got him the shop did say he was due a feed so when I got him home I managed to feed him his first cricket before he started all this webbing which is good at least he's got a gut full. [IMG]https://i.postimg.cc/vTv3Pr3v/IMG-20210828-143510-227.jpg[/IMG] I guess what I'm asking is, is this typical GBB behaviour? Or is he/she about to moult? I don't want to try feeding it in a week or so if he's going into a moulting stage. In fact the way it's webbed up I can't see how he/she will actually get to the prey but hey, perhaps it will surprise me. Sorry if this is all rather obvious but as I say, I am new to the hobby. Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]
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