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How long is too long between molts?
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<blockquote data-quote="Auntie Lori" data-source="post: 50873" data-attributes="member: 3168"><p>Actually, no, she isn't, which is kinda surprising on the surface of it. But really, when you consider that she didn't eat anything for 18 months or more ... she actually looked pretty skinny when she had finished the molt. She is only now, after more than a month of eating 5 to 6 crickets a week, looking more like she did before she stopped eating. Her abdomen is looking normal now. Just after the molt it looked ... sorta shrunken. Now it looks like it should.</p><p>I'm going to cut back to every other day feedings for a while, then down to 3 a week after a month. I'm just so happy she is feeding again, I'll feed her as often as she'll take it.</p><p>Roses are from the Atacama Desert of Chile where feast or famine is the norm. They can go for over a year without eating because sometimes, they have to. Then there are times when there are tons of insects right after a rain, which doesn't happen that often, so they will 'fatten up' in preparation for the lean times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Auntie Lori, post: 50873, member: 3168"] Actually, no, she isn't, which is kinda surprising on the surface of it. But really, when you consider that she didn't eat anything for 18 months or more ... she actually looked pretty skinny when she had finished the molt. She is only now, after more than a month of eating 5 to 6 crickets a week, looking more like she did before she stopped eating. Her abdomen is looking normal now. Just after the molt it looked ... sorta shrunken. Now it looks like it should. I'm going to cut back to every other day feedings for a while, then down to 3 a week after a month. I'm just so happy she is feeding again, I'll feed her as often as she'll take it. Roses are from the Atacama Desert of Chile where feast or famine is the norm. They can go for over a year without eating because sometimes, they have to. Then there are times when there are tons of insects right after a rain, which doesn't happen that often, so they will 'fatten up' in preparation for the lean times. [/QUOTE]
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