Darker Spider

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Arachnoknight
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Hey, I was out since yesterday morning, and when I checked on Peso today, I couldn't find an exuvium in his enclosure, but he's a hell of a lot darker. His appendages went from a pinkish colour to an almost charcoal gray. Did he molt, and I'm missing the exuvium? Is he/she about to molt? Am I imagining things?
Insight, please, anyone.
Paul
 

Code Monkey

Arachnoemperor
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Am I imagining things?
With you, who can tell exactly? :D But, if it did darken up then that is a first sign of an impending moult, but, as I will attest to, it doesn't necessarily mean a soon moult.

Be patient, it will come. No amount of contemplation or other obsessing is going to change the time or ultimate outcome one bit.
 

kosh

Arachnobaron
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my curly slings darkened up a week or TWO before moult.....so perhaps a sign of a moult to come but NOT a sign of an immediate moult.....
 

bness2

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My Paraphysa scrofa just molted and it spent a little over a week with a dark splotch on its abdomen. He also showed the typical reluctance to accept any food. It is now more brightly colored, but still a sling, so not yet spectacular.

Bryan
 

Tranz

Arachnobaron
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MIne was like that for about a week before it molted. It also started putting down a little webbing here and there.
 

gilly2k

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my g rossa darkened up over a month ago and has lay down web every where crazy spider.

GILLY2K

:D
 
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