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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kaeuri" data-source="post: 177506" data-attributes="member: 33159"><p>So as some know (due to a new owner anxiety post lol) I am a really recent owner to a girl Tliltocatl albopilosus. she doesn’t move much and has refused food for now a week, but i just assumed that’s because she’s still getting used to everything. but i also don’t know if i can rule out pre molt? due to refusing to eat, webbing in one specific area, i believe the bald spot she came with is darkening (can’t tell for sure) etc. she also is pretending to be a rock in a spot for nearly a day now, which is odd because she’s been relatively active psst few days.  but when i got her, the store said she molted what would now be 5-6 weeks ago. i know juvenile tarantulas molt more commonly but I cannot tell if she is an adult or a juvie. They said she is about 4 inches, but I’m afraid to measure her due to stressing her out more since it’ll only be a week since rehousing tomorrow. My guess is between 3-4 inches. My question is, would you call a 3-4inch curly hair an adult? Should i be concerned she refused to eat? Should I rule out pre molt since she didn’t molt that long ago? sorry for all the noobie questions, i just want to make sure!</p></blockquote><p></p>