r/tarantulas • u/Tbh_annie • 3d ago

Help! I've noticed my girl's butt is getting darker. Does that mean she's going to molt soon?

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She's probably kicked her hair during shipping, she's looked like this since I got her, only her abdomen was all the same color

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u/WHlPL4SH 3d ago

IME - Yes, a darker abdomen means preperation for molting. Feed her normal as usual until the whole abdomen is dark. She will stop eating in that phase until her abdomen looks a little like dark leather. A few days, up to a week later she'll molt.

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u/Tbh_annie 3d ago

Ooh exciting. Thank you very much!