S. subspinipes in premolt

[CopperInMyVeins]

After well over a month of not seeing my "Mau Chau" I wake up this morning to this, so odd looking, like it's been cooked, I hope the molt goes well since I'll be out for a while now.

 

[cacoseraph]

gee... it *might* be in premolt

lol awesome pic man!

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

Here's an older picture of the same animal for contrast.

 

[Tarantula]

Are you sure that isnt a crayfish? lol

Nice pics btw! Plz take a pic when it has molted.

 

[Tony92]

Certainly hope it is in pre-molt, one of my S subspinipes barbados pedelings is actually shedding as I type this, but in pedelings its a quick affair with no pre-warning, only got 2 big pedes here one subspinipes & a gigantea so will have to watch for the signs of pre-molt, dont know if it's the flash exagerating the moisture content in the pic of yours, but I've decided to keep my pedes substrate moist rather than on the wet side, mainly as a prelude to keep the mite/fungal problem at bay.

 

[jayer10]

Now i can finally look at what my pede's gonna look like before it molt. I don't have to keep worrying about if it's in premolt or not. Very nice picture. Did it end up molting at the surface or somewhere else?

 

[bistrobob85]

I hope that's a premolt... I've never seen a sc.subspinipes in such shape before molting but they do look very different before they do... Both your pics are great . Keep us updated...

phil.

 

[jayer10]

how did the molt end up?