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<blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 60801" data-attributes="member: 1084"><p>Well I can't really say how often they molt, but I consider Avics to be a bit on the slower-growing side compared to most other arboreals. Still much faster than a Brachypelma mind you, but mine usually stay in premolt for a very long time (even as slings), and even though some of my Avics grow a bit faster than others, they don't really seem to gain much size after each molt. My A.diversipes and versicolor are fairly quick growing (for Avics), same thing with the amazonica and metallica. Although I don't own one yet, I have heard by many that A.purpurea is among the slowest growing of all Avics. </p><p></p><p>This doesn't have anything to do with Avics, but I had two P.cambridgei that I received as slings a little over a year ago. Both were about the same exact size, and both appear to be female as well. I feed them about the same amount and the same frequency, and they are kept in identical enclosures with a pretty constant temperature. However one seems to be growing much faster than the other. The larger girl is about 5 inches now while her sister is still a bit behind, measuring just under 4 inches maybe. When you look at them though, you can definitely tell there is a noticeable size difference. While temperature, humidity, gender, and feeding frequency+amount all play a heavy role in growth rate, some individuals just seem to put on size at a quicker rate than the rest of their sac-mates. It's still a bit of a mystery to us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chubbs, post: 60801, member: 1084"] Well I can't really say how often they molt, but I consider Avics to be a bit on the slower-growing side compared to most other arboreals. Still much faster than a Brachypelma mind you, but mine usually stay in premolt for a very long time (even as slings), and even though some of my Avics grow a bit faster than others, they don't really seem to gain much size after each molt. My A.diversipes and versicolor are fairly quick growing (for Avics), same thing with the amazonica and metallica. Although I don't own one yet, I have heard by many that A.purpurea is among the slowest growing of all Avics. This doesn't have anything to do with Avics, but I had two P.cambridgei that I received as slings a little over a year ago. Both were about the same exact size, and both appear to be female as well. I feed them about the same amount and the same frequency, and they are kept in identical enclosures with a pretty constant temperature. However one seems to be growing much faster than the other. The larger girl is about 5 inches now while her sister is still a bit behind, measuring just under 4 inches maybe. When you look at them though, you can definitely tell there is a noticeable size difference. While temperature, humidity, gender, and feeding frequency+amount all play a heavy role in growth rate, some individuals just seem to put on size at a quicker rate than the rest of their sac-mates. It's still a bit of a mystery to us. [/QUOTE]
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