Abdomen darkening in Pre-Molt

[miss moxie]

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See? Told you I wasn't one for common names.

 

[Cldfire]

Thank you for this post! I'm quite new into this hobby and I was wondering how signs of pre-molting looks like. My little sling Lasiodora Parahybana will be probably molting soon too. These are photos of her, she was in beginning really light.

 

[goofyGoober99]

Thank you for this post! I'm quite new into this hobby and I was wondering how signs of pre-molting looks like. My little sling Lasiodora Parahybana will be probably molting soon too. These are photos of her, she was in beginning really light.

Info about premolt and molting (as well as a lot of other info for people who are new to the hobby) can be found in this post:

Tarantula Information for Beginners (and More)

Below are some helpful resources. (Rather than having half a dozen or more pinned threads, which clutter the top of the board, we are pinning this index.) While the focus is on beginners, there are other threads on health and more advanced species that may be useful to more experienced keepers...

arachnoboards.com

I would be very careful with handling a sling or any t in general. There are a lot of unnecessary risks for the spider as well as for you and it doesn't benefit them at all.

Best of luck with your sling! They have a lot of growing to do

 

[Cldfire]

Info about premolt and molting (as well as a lot of other info for people who are new to the hobby) can be found in this post:

Tarantula Information for Beginners (and More)

Below are some helpful resources. (Rather than having half a dozen or more pinned threads, which clutter the top of the board, we are pinning this index.) While the focus is on beginners, there are other threads on health and more advanced species that may be useful to more experienced keepers...

arachnoboards.com

I would be very careful with handling a sling or any t in general. There are a lot of unnecessary risks for the spider as well as for you and it doesn't benefit them at all.

Best of luck with your sling! They have a lot of growing to do

Ofcourse, I have him about 2 months and I was handling him for the first time. I'm not saying that it is ok, but i was just curious how it feels