After molt behavior

[Brooke795]

There're several videos on youtube showing how to do this.

Unfortunately Fuzzy didn’t leave that much molt for me to look at. So it’s hard to tell. Maybe next time!

 

[firedept10]

I have another question and hope I'm not being a pain. I'm learning. Noticed in a pic tonight of Fuzzy that some of his/her molt is still on her abdomen. Posted pic. Do I try to remove this or will it shed itself? Looking for advice. Thanks!

 

[tewebag]

I have another question and hope I'm not being a pain. I'm learning. Noticed in a pic tonight of Fuzzy that some of his/her molt is still on her abdomen. Posted pic. Do I try to remove this or will it shed itself? Looking for advice. Thanks!

With the amount of time since Fuzzy molted, it's probably stuck on. You can try to remove it very gently but I doubt Fuzzy will allow you to. I have never had to deal with stuck molts that long so I do not think the q tip and water method would work.

As long as Fuzzy is able to go about business as usual (expelling waste and lay web is the concern with that molt) I wouldn't really worry about it since (if those things work fine) it's not blocking anything important.

 

[firedept10]

Going to ask for help sexing our T. Hoping the pic I provide is good enough. We're thinking male. Thanks!

 

[Thekla]

For sexing help, there're dedicated galleries. You should post a picture here: http://arachnoboards.com/gallery/categories/epiandrous-fusillae-sexing-not-molts.9/