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My Brachypelma Smithi (mexican red knee) hasn't molted in months.
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<blockquote data-quote="testdasi" data-source="post: 174442" data-attributes="member: 32655"><p>You might want to rehome it into a smaller enclosure until it gets a bit larger. Are you able to take a pic of it next to a common object (e.g. a coin) for size reference?</p><p></p><p>My concern is the 8x8x8 Exo Terra is too large and it is having troubles finding food - your comment about having to cut a mealworm in half suggests the T is still very small.</p><p>The main clue is in the 2nd pic of "T now". That abdomen looks a bit small (not starvation small but in captivity, it is typically bigger) so that may be why it is not moulting more frequently (given its (inferred) size, 4+ months is a bit slow in captivity even for Brachys from my experience).</p><p></p><p>Having said all that, don't panic. Don't even worry.</p><p>Your T is normal so it's moulting in the normal (slow) schedule.</p><p>T's in captivity tends to be fat (or fatter) so they moult more frequently. That's about it really.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="testdasi, post: 174442, member: 32655"] You might want to rehome it into a smaller enclosure until it gets a bit larger. Are you able to take a pic of it next to a common object (e.g. a coin) for size reference? My concern is the 8x8x8 Exo Terra is too large and it is having troubles finding food - your comment about having to cut a mealworm in half suggests the T is still very small. The main clue is in the 2nd pic of "T now". That abdomen looks a bit small (not starvation small but in captivity, it is typically bigger) so that may be why it is not moulting more frequently (given its (inferred) size, 4+ months is a bit slow in captivity even for Brachys from my experience). Having said all that, don't panic. Don't even worry. Your T is normal so it's moulting in the normal (slow) schedule. T's in captivity tends to be fat (or fatter) so they moult more frequently. That's about it really. [/QUOTE]
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