is it possible for skinny slings to molt?

[Wormtail39]

guys i have another question that hopefully one of you could answer, i looked in on my g pulchra -1.2 cm today and hes less responsive to the enclosure being moved and is scrunched up in his hole, now i have no idea whether it is just my imagination or not but he looks hairyier and his leggs look darker, my question is this, could a sling with an abdomen as thin as this molt? i know this likely is all in my imagination and that he most likely hasnt molted because i cant see a molt in his hole tho it is dark and he did take 2 crickets down there(but atleast 1 is still in there un eaten), but still i am curiouse as to how likely this is. I would be thrilled if he has molted as i only got he/she 3 days ago but he was so skinny it seems unlikely?

 

[EtienneN]

guys i have another question that hopefully one of you could answer, i looked in on my g pulchra -1.2 cm today and hes less responsive to the enclosure being moved and is scrunched up in his hole, now i have no idea whether it is just my imagination or not but he looks hairyier and his leggs look darker, my question is this, could a sling with an abdomen as thin as this molt? i know this likely is all in my imagination and that he most likely hasnt molted because i cant see a molt in his hole tho it is dark and he did take 2 crickets down there(but atleast 1 is still in there un eaten), but still i am curiouse as to how likely this is. I would be thrilled if he has molted as i only got he/she 3 days ago but he was so skinny it seems unlikely?

Their abdomens are skinnier after a moult. If you can’t see a scrunched up moult, they can chew on it and basically all but destroy it. Do the legs have a milky shiny sheen to them? Spiders in post moult are ‘teneral’ or transparent in appearance.

 

[Wormtail39]

Their abdomens are skinnier after a moult. If you can’t see a scrunched up moult, they can chew on it and basically all but destroy it. Do the legs have a milky shiny sheen to them? Spiders in post moult are ‘teneral’ or transparent in appearance.

thanks for your reply i have concluded that she dident molt i dont know how to delete the post though unfortunetly

 

[viper69]

Yes

 

[The Grym Reaper]

That's not even that skinny tbh...

Skinny to me is when the abdomen is noticeably smaller than the carapace.

 

[FrDoc]

The ad nauseam pre-molt descriptions we read multiple times daily are general characteristics. There are some specimens that, as much as it seems folks here would like, will not conform. I have a G. pulchripes that has never given me a physical indication of pre-molt. I just find an exuvia during my check, or like the recent picture in my satire thread, I found it on its back. I used to have a B. vagans that did the same.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

The ad nauseam pre-molt descriptions we read multiple times daily are general characteristics. There are some specimens that, as much as it seems folks here would like, will not conform. I have a G. pulchripes that has never given me a physical indication of pre-molt. I just find an exuvia during my check, or like the recent picture in my satire thread, I found it on its back. I used to have a B. vagans that did the same.

My G Pulchripes is the same it's never fasted and ususaly just find a moult lying around the enclosure. My LP total opposite she fasts doesn't go near her hide and builds a Web matt in the one corner kicks a load of hair so the abdomen is clearly visible and this can be weeks before the actual moult just guess she like to be ready for it