i agree, but to over feed them and make them the ridicule of the spider world like the "average" american is for us? just try and imagine what that little sling walking by is saying. Or the avic in the enclosure beside the Brachy. It would be endless jokes and taunts about big buttsNot me. A small benefit of being in captivity to my way of thinking, is a secure comfortable enclosure and regular meals
yeh finally moulted
am I right in thinking can't feed for a couple of days as he is to soft ??
how long before they can be fed live please and how do you tell there sex by the moult thanks
I can't help with sex by molt, as that still puzzles me.
ok thanks
Depends on the T and the size, took almost 2 weeks for my A. chalcodes fangs to turn solid black, she's about 4-4.5" dls now. my tiny sling's fangs turn solid black (or as much as you can tell at that size they're black) sometimes in little as 24 hours.
True. My only experience was my Tappi going up to 2.5" and it took about 5 days for her.
the moult is curled round I have tried to straighten but to fragile :-(
To make it less dry and curled, I suggest putting a drop or a few of water onto the molt and using some little tweezers slowly uncurling adding water as you go if needed.
a drop of dish soap helps also. like 8 oz water 1 or 2 drops of soap stir it a bit. soap helps break the surface tension of the water so it absorbs faster into the molt.
k thanks will give it a go
