Rose Hair T, covers "Cave" like hide entrance?!?!

[paolo_28]

Today, not to long ago, I noticed that the Cave like hide where my Rose Hair T "Articuno" usually chill's out, the entrance/hole was covered by soil with some webbing as well. I haven't seen him/her eat for like 3-4 days, I read that some T's will fast just before a molt.

Do all Rose Hair's get a bald spot on their abdoment before they molt?

Has anyone's T done this before, and should I creat a small hole so that ARTICUNO can enter and leave his/her hide?

Pls let me know what you think, Thanks everyone.

Paolo.

[Blackwidow69]

Not all T's will get a bald spot on there butt , sounds to me like its gona molt so i wouldnt worry to much about it.. you dont have to open the entrence to its house it will do that when its done molting or if its not molting it will come back out to eat and get a drink.. I have some T's that completely close off there houses and part of there cage with webbing befour they molt and then theres the T's that stay hidden most the time anyways and only come out at night when its dark.. Anyways dont panic its more than likely moltting, if so just make sure the water dish is full and that your humidity is up there as this is the time they need the most humidity... Hope this helps...

[paolo_28]

Thanks BlackWidow69.

Paolo.

[OttawaChris]

That actually sounds like she is about to lay an eggsack... but it could also very well be a molt.

[Blackwidow69]

Unless Paolo had her bred or she was wild caught i doubt that she is laying a egg sack, i would still go with molting..There are alot of reasons a T will close its self in most the time its just due to molting as this is there way of protecting them selfs durring a time when they are very vulnerable to preditors killing them so they block them selfs in to stop preditors from finding them...

[OttawaChris]

99% of the rosies on the market are WC imports... I had 3 out of the 10 that I imported drop eggsacks so far.

[Tim and Julie B]

Wow I just learned so much on this little thread. Very fasinating. So it could be either.

[paolo_28]

Yeah same here Tim/Julie. Thank everyone.

Paolo.