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T Molting Support Group for Noobs*
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I bet there's quite a big size difference. With my Gigas it almost seems like its legs doubled in length. Together with the colour change it's as if there's a completely different spider in there, lol.My little A geniculata molted! I see the molt pushed against wall of the enclosure in the burrow. Cant wait to see the size difference. Seems like our spiders are molting budies FuzZball
It's funny: The shop I got my Genic from posted a video on facebook of one molting on the same day she did. A couple of hours later someone on the British Tarantula Society FB group posted photos of his Genic molting. Now yours has molted. It must be Geniculata molting week, lol.
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Bl@@dy heck! My P. metallica sling just molted in 30 minutes! It had been off its food for about 2 weeks +. I checked it about 30 minutes ago and it was webbing while hanging upside down. I just checked again and saw that there were more legs visible than a spider should have, lol. Then I spotted the molt hanging in the web. I thought my Gigas was fast, but that was just lightning!
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Oh, and my LP sling has finally molted. too. It's massive.... not:
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She definitely only lost a bit of the tip of her fang. She's been out more looking for food and I was able to have a look. Both fangs are nice and black again, with the right one being slightly shorter.
I tried her on a Red Runner tonight and she had absolutely no problems grabbing and killing it. It's a relief!
Still getting used to those legs
Having her dinner
All the little ones have recovered well, too. Their fangs have hardened so they all had their first postmolt meals as well. The T. Gigas grabbed it as soon as it hit the web, same as the GBB. The P. met is still looking for it, lol (cricket is hiding behind a mud pile). My LP sling has finally found its "killer instinct". It has now had 2 tiny LIVE crickets since molting and has managed to catch both, yay (feeling proud of my little Pipsqueak)!
My A. versi made a little appearance yesterday, going for a drink. It's looking very plump and shiny, so I expect a molt any day soon. Hopefully I'll be able to retrieve the molt to sex it. My Boehmei seems off its food, too, it half-heartedly chased the cricket, but then left it, so I took it out after a day. It will be another month or so though, knowing its premolt pattern by now, lol.
My little A genic had its first live kill this week. How adorable! Two of my LP slings , Phobos and Deimos, molted a day apart. I noticed Phobos looks extra 'fuzzy' and bristly after this molt.
Glad your girl is ok and eating Fuzzball had ny fingers crossed for her.
My GBB male has yet to eat after his molt. Is it normal for males in ultimate molt to fast?
Glad your girl is ok and eating Fuzzball had ny fingers crossed for her.
My GBB male has yet to eat after his molt. Is it normal for males in ultimate molt to fast?
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G.Pulchra had moulted again last moult was on the 11th jan (2015)
Exactly a month today !! Lol
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The good news is, my A. Versi has molted and it all looks fine. He was actually boxing the tweezers when I took the molt out, lol. Bad news, it's very crumpled and crunched up (the molt, not the spider, lol) so I don't think I'll be able to smooth is enough to sex it.
I hope he comes out soon to show off his new colours and size.
I hope he comes out soon to show off his new colours and size.
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It'll be fine and before you know it emerge in a new coat. I feel your pain though, having had the same with my Boehmei twice. It's about 2" + LS now and doesn't hide anymore.There will be more molts.
I think my LP sling will molt again soon.
"Does my bum look big in this"
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My G pulchripes finally molted. She has been stressing me out thinking something was wrong. It was such a relief to see her on her back the other night. I woke up the next morning, ran to her enclosure, saw that she was fine and started dancing. lol I've had two others molt in the time it took her, an N chromatus and a Hapalopus sp. columbia.
It'll be fine and before you know it emerge in a new coat. I feel your pain though, having had the same with my Boehmei twice. It's about 2" + LS now and doesn't hide anymore.
I think my LP sling will molt again soon.
"Does my bum look big in this"
My first LP sling, Lucretia, is looking like it is getting some junk in the trunk as well.
Too cute. Wager my B. Sabolusum molts before Lucretia does. [emoji3] Btw, its last molt was 25 days ago and this crappy phone pic is from today. Lol!View attachment 8818 View attachment 8819
My first LP sling, Lucretia, is looking like it is getting some junk in the trunk as well.
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Just watched my curly turn over
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Job done
Ok ladies and gentlemen...
I have a few concerns. Ok...lol i only have 1 T as of yet. She is driving me crazy. b. smithi spiderling. I have had her for a month and a half. she has been sealed in her burrow the entire time. doesnt come out to drink or anything. i still havent fed her yet. i can only see her now because she has an opening at the side of the enclosure. it looks like it may colapse under the cork bark. she has it all dug out. I mean the bark isnt leaning or anything but i dont see alot holding it up. but if she is in premolt i dont wanna disturb her by trying to fix it and also is this starting to border on too long for her to be closed in without coming out? ...advise? or am i being paranoid?
I have a few concerns. Ok...lol i only have 1 T as of yet. She is driving me crazy. b. smithi spiderling. I have had her for a month and a half. she has been sealed in her burrow the entire time. doesnt come out to drink or anything. i still havent fed her yet. i can only see her now because she has an opening at the side of the enclosure. it looks like it may colapse under the cork bark. she has it all dug out. I mean the bark isnt leaning or anything but i dont see alot holding it up. but if she is in premolt i dont wanna disturb her by trying to fix it and also is this starting to border on too long for her to be closed in without coming out? ...advise? or am i being paranoid?
