Does anyone keep g. pulchra sling molt records?

[Wormtail39]

Hi guys, i guys i asked a similar thing for b. albiceps slings and i found it increadibly interesting and helpfull, so i thought it would be cool to see some for pulchras, if you keep track of when your pulchra sling molted could you please tell me what you have obsereved preferably starting as a small sling like 1cm or so. I really find it interesting to see how individuals growth rates are different and to get a rough idea of the speed at which they grow, which i know is glacial lol. Thanks in advance! Also any comments on your experience with yours growth rate wise would be amazing im hopeing its not quite as slow a grower as the albiceps

 

[cold blood]

Got 2 a little over a year ago (6/20)...they were about 1/2"...

#1 molt dates;

7/19
12/13

due any day for another...this one is just over an inch

#2;

7/15
9/29
2/25

This one is currently 1.75"

pulchra

• cold blood
• Mar 12, 2019
• 8
• brazilian black tarantula grammostola grammostola pulchra pulchra

starting to show colors already.

Growth rates for me have VASTLY exceed that of B. albiceps, which grew slower than most glaciers. After a year with albiceps there was basically one molt and no discernable growth at all.

At least the pulcra are great eaters when small.

 

[Wormtail39]

Got 2 a little over a year ago (6/20)...they were about 1/2"...

#1 molt dates;

7/19
12/13

due any day for another...this one is just over an inch

#2;

7/15
9/29
2/25

This one is currently 1.75"

pulchra

• cold blood
• Mar 12, 2019
• 8
• brazilian black tarantula grammostola grammostola pulchra pulchra

starting to show colors already.

Thanks man thats quite helpfull so seems to be at this size every 2-5 months basically, wish more people kept records i find it so interesting, il be sure to keep record of mine to show people. Im guessing they dont put on much size with each molt?

 

[cold blood]

Thanks man thats quite helpfull so seems to be at this size every 2-5 months basically, wish more people kept records i find it so interesting, il be sure to keep record of mine to show people

I keep records of everything with every sling I intend to keep long term.

 

[Wormtail39]

I keep records of everything with every sling I intend to keep long term.

more people should knowledge is power!

 

[EtienneN]

Honestly I got my pulchra at about 0.5" on November 9th and I literally think the last time it moulted was on 26.12.18 so it looks a bit bigger than when I got it but I'm a bit surprised it hasn't moulted again. I thought I might have missed recording a moult, but I don't think I did. It eats with gusto every time I feed it which is about once every 8 days. Hopefully it gets the 'moulting memo' soon and shifts its butt into gear.

 

[Wormtail39]

Honestly I got my pulchra at about 0.5" on November 9th and I literally think the last time it moulted was on 26.12.18 so it looks a bit bigger than when I got it but I'm a bit surprised it hasn't moulted again. I thought I might have missed recording a moult, but I don't think I did. It eats with gusto every time I feed it which is about once every 8 days. Hopefully it gets the 'moulting memo' soon and shifts its butt into gear.

holy crap thats slow.... thats not promissing for my little guy then what temp do u keep him at

 

[Vanessa]

I also keep extensive records of all of mine.
Onyx purchased March 31, 2016 at 1.25"
05/11/16 - 1.25"
08/09/16 - 1.5"
08/01/17 - 1.75"
07/06/18 - 2.25" - moult confirmed female.
10/09/18 - 2.5"

Raven purchased March 25, 2016 at .75"
05/04/16 - .75"
06/18/16 - 1.0"
07/31/16 - 1.25"
09/26/16 - 1.75"
07/10/17 - 2.0"
10/28/17 - 2.5"
07/08/18 - 2.75" - moult confirmed female.
06/28/19 - 3"

 

[EtienneN]

Maybe mine's broken... I keep my room between 75-78F.

 

[Wormtail39]

I also keep extensive records of all of mine.
Onyx purchased March 31, 2016 at 1.25"
05/11/16 - 1.25"
08/09/16 - 1.5"
08/01/17 - 1.75"
07/06/18 - 2.25" - moult confirmed female.
10/09/18 - 2.5"

Raven purchased March 25, 2016 at .75"
05/04/16 - .75"
06/18/16 - 1.0"
07/31/16 - 1.25"
09/26/16 - 1.75"
07/10/17 - 2.0"
10/28/17 - 2.5"
07/08/18 - 2.75" - moult confirmed female.
06/28/19 - 3"

One of them dident molt for a A YEAR!!! mate u are breaking my heart I really hope mine doesn't take a year for its first molt in my care ahha thanks for sharing your notes btw really appreciate it

Maybe mine's broken... I keep my room between 75-78F.

My room is like 80-82 is that ok for it or to high? It does drop dow in the evenings to 76 or 78

 

[EtienneN]

That sounds perfectly good!

 

[Vanessa]

One of them dident molt for a A YEAR!!! mate u are breaking my heart I really hope mine doesn't take a year for its first molt in my care ahha thanks for sharing your notes btw really appreciate it

It is not unusual for them to be on a yearly moult schedule once they reach around the 2" mark. Both my girls have had this one 'extra' October moult, but they have basically been moulting every year since they were 2". Sorry.

 

[lazarus]

I currently have seven G. pulchras, they are siblings, got them all on 4/19/2018 at around 2 cm DLS, they are now between 2'' and 2 1/2'' DLS. All except #3 had a long period of fasting during winter. They were fat so they would refuse to eat but didn't molt either. The temperature in my T room drops a bit during winter to around 72F, and during summeer it's between 75-80F

#1
6/18/2018
7/30/2018
10/5/2018
5/29/2019
7/4/2019

#2
6/6/2018
8/3/2018
9/10/2018
5/24/2019
7/4/2019

#3
6/25/2018
8/6/2018
9/19/2018
11/29/2018
5/31/2019

#4
6/25/2018
8/6/2018
9/19/2018
6/6/2019

#5
6/25/2018
8/6/2018
9/24/2018
4/10/2019

#6
6/18/2018
7/31/2018
9/10/2018
4/12/2019
6/25/2019

#7
7/3/2018
8/13/2018
9/19/2018
5/13/2019
7/4/2019

 

[cold blood]

One of them dident molt for a A YEAR

once they get close to 2", molting once a year should be expected.

My room is like 80-82 is that ok for it or to high? It does drop dow in the evenings to 76 or 78

of course its not too high....anything between 68 and 92 is just fine.

I find max growth for most ts lies between 77 and 84...cooler and growth can be slower...warmer and the same thing can happen, although its not nearly as dramatic as the cooler temps.

All cold blooded critters have an optimal temp for growth and activity levels....warmer or cooler isnt a problem by any means though, especially for limited periods of time.

 

[WolfSoon]

Mine was about 3/4” when I got him and is now 2”. I keep my room in the mid 70s except for parts of summer when it gets in the low-mid 80s.
Molt dates:
3/24/18, 7/14/18, 8/27/18, 12/20/18

 

[sdsnybny]

70-74 degrees year round purchased all 3 from same sac at 2i 3/4" on 3/10/18

#1) 8/3/18,9/20/18, 12/3/18, 2/6/19 @2.5" premolt suspect male
#2) 9/20/18, 1/31/19 @2.5" premolt suspect female
#3) 8/15/18, 9/27/18, 12/4/18 @2.5" premolt unsexed molt chewer

 

[Wormtail39]

Thanks so much for all your comments guys I appreciate it so I think what it seems I can take away from this is that most likely he will follow a 2-6 month molt schedule until he hits 2" where he will then molt most likely anywhere between once or twice a year. Well at least it wont take him too long to reach 2"!! This is not a problem because I actually find smaller ts around 2 inch so adorable anyway I mainly am interested in getting both my pulchra and my albiceps out of their tiny tiny sling stages into a more stable/pretty stage if you get what I mean lol.

 

[WolfSoon]

This is not a problem because I actually find smaller ts around 2 inch so adorable anyway I mainly am interested in getting both my pulchra and my albiceps out of their tiny tiny sling stages into a more stable/pretty stage if you get what I mean lol.

I agree, there’s something special about that miniature T stage around 2”, when they’ve got some or all of their adult colors and they’re just so dang cute.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Purchased in February of last year at 1.5cm DLS, currently around 4cm or so.

27/03/18
23/07/18
17/10/18
25/01/19

 

[Wormtail39]

I agree, there’s something special about that miniature T stage around 2”, when they’ve got some or all of their adult colors and they’re just so dang cute.

Totaly agree so you think it will be about a year to 2 years till they reach that size then?