how much growth

[hassman789]

i have a G. Pulchripes sling. id say its about 1/2 - 3/4 in. about how much growth could i expect from one molt. like say i was gone when it happend and it ate it or somthing, would i be able to most likly see a great size difference and know for sure it molted?

 

[billy28]

The size probably would hardly change but, it would look totally different after its molt so you would be able to tell.

 

[forrestpengra]

i have a G. Pulchripes sling. id say its about 1/2 - 3/4 in. about how much growth could i expect from one molt. like say i was gone when it happend and it ate it or somthing, would i be able to most likly see a great size difference and know for sure it molted?

You should be able to see the exuvium, even if it's small. As well for small slings it can range from 1/8 to 1/4 in size gain. For example if you had a 1" T and it molted it would not be surprising for it to reach 1.25", sometimes significantly more. At .5 or .75" you probably won't notice a lot of gain. You should however see the exuvium.

 

[varanus dwarfus]

Mine just finished it's MM molt (not 30 minutes ago). I had it since it was a 3rd instar (guessing, could be as much as 4th). Mine grew by about 1/3 every molt all the way up through adulthood and took about 5 years. IIRC (I don't have it recorded), it went something like .75", 1", 1.3", 1.75", 2.25", 3", etc. The first 1.5 years had molts about once a month to once every 6 weeks, then they slowed substancially and the last two were both around a year apart (I think 9 months for one and 18 months for the other!). Not a fast growing species but one I really love.