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<blockquote data-quote="jackys" data-source="post: 120086" data-attributes="member: 26341"><p>So my G. porteri is eating again after molting 11 days ago. That was super exciting because it was the first molt I'd ever seen (I'm new at this). Now it looks like my little B. hamorii is about to molt too!</p><p></p><p>The B. hamorii is something like 2.5-3" DLS. The dealer (Jamie's Tarantulas) told me that she last molted in May or June. She had a couple pale bald spots on her abdomen, and these recently turned black. Her abdomen is also getting quite plump, but I'm not sure if it's "molting soon" plump or "OMG ABOUT TO BURST" plump. </p><p></p><p>With my G. porteri, I offered food once a week and removed uneaten food after 24 hours, and it worked out fine. However, it did stress me out a bit, because I kept worrying that she would molt in the 24 hours between offering food and removing it. Now I'm worrying about that with my B. hamorii, too. </p><p></p><p>...Which brings me to my extremely noobish question. I've heard that some T's will eat up to the day before a molt, but is there any benefit to it? I know they can go weeks or even months without eating, so I'm considering whether I should just stop offering food until after the molt (+ 1 week hardening time).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jackys, post: 120086, member: 26341"] So my G. porteri is eating again after molting 11 days ago. That was super exciting because it was the first molt I'd ever seen (I'm new at this). Now it looks like my little B. hamorii is about to molt too! The B. hamorii is something like 2.5-3" DLS. The dealer (Jamie's Tarantulas) told me that she last molted in May or June. She had a couple pale bald spots on her abdomen, and these recently turned black. Her abdomen is also getting quite plump, but I'm not sure if it's "molting soon" plump or "OMG ABOUT TO BURST" plump. With my G. porteri, I offered food once a week and removed uneaten food after 24 hours, and it worked out fine. However, it did stress me out a bit, because I kept worrying that she would molt in the 24 hours between offering food and removing it. Now I'm worrying about that with my B. hamorii, too. ...Which brings me to my extremely noobish question. I've heard that some T's will eat up to the day before a molt, but is there any benefit to it? I know they can go weeks or even months without eating, so I'm considering whether I should just stop offering food until after the molt (+ 1 week hardening time). [/QUOTE]
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