agreed
Rose hair is a name attributed to several similar Chilean species.
These Chilean species take forever to molt...they are very very slow growing.....It can be a year or more in pre-molt as adults, even juvies can go a year.
Definitely not mature...or tiny...these things start out life tiny, but that was likely a decade ago for yours.
Abdomens only get smaller after a molt....my guess is that there's a molt somewhere around.
Nope, definitely no molt. I'm 1000% sure about that, and I explained why it shrunk. She refused food or water for 2 and a half weeks, I thought she was going to molt but she came out of her hide with a very shriveled abdomen. She then drank water for what seemed like an eternity, so I fed her And she ate. That just about 4 days ago, her abdomen is gaining size now. And that's what I was thinking, there is no way she could be mature, but I didn't know they take forever to grow haha I check on her about 3 times a day, scope out her enclosure and everything, no molt
hopefully I'll get one soon!
Are you serious about it being a decade?
based on her size, what is She? Sub adult? Thanks for the info!!!
That is not an explanation.....no food or water for 3 months wouldn't have that effect.
Hmm, no clue then man. I know you keep insisting she molted, but trust me. SHE DIDNT. What is your explanation of it? No molt, and it wasn't her fasting, what could it have been?
Could easily be....It certainly could be younger, husbandry plays a huge role, but even at the fastest growth this t would be at minimum 5 years old if it grew really fast....could be older than a decade, too though.....doesn't matter though, you have a long time with her if she is a female...size is more important than age anyway.Are you serious about it being a decade?
Thanks man, great to know
Really difficult to say...cause its skin still looks dark, although that last pic its body looks like that of a MM, confusing the situation further.
Wow, mature male?? Would you be able to tell if I got a picture of the underside of her? She has no hooks on her front legs, but then againReally difficult to say...cause its skin still looks dark, although that last pic its body looks like that of a MM, confusing the situation further.
A lot of us have had ts molt though and never found it....they can chew them to nothing or even bury them or web them in a den. An abdomen just shrinking like that, while still looking plump, and without a molt, defies logic.
I guess I'll go with that then, even though she gained no size (Maybe it's not very visible in rose hairs because of how slow they grow?) Definitely not a MM, my uncle is a T owner with 20+ years in the hobby, I have him sex my T's, except my latest avic because he's out of town. Thanks for the info!
Wow, mature male?? Would you be able to tell if I got a picture of the underside of her? She has no hooks on her front legs, but then again I'm not experienced as you. I've had her sexed before, so I'm positive she's female but a second opinion doesn't hurt.Really difficult to say...cause its skin still looks dark, although that last pic its body looks like that of a MM, confusing the situation further.
A lot of us have had ts molt though and never found it....they can chew them to nothing or even bury them or web them in a den. An abdomen just shrinking like that, while still looking plump, and without a molt, defies logic.
Tell him to join AB. Always good to have experienced keepers around.
Yeah, just pics of the ends of the pedi-palps.....not saying it is a MM, just want to rule it our as its body does have that look....males can often mature at unexpectedly small sizes.
Yeah, you are correct....its not like a tropical t that will make you wonder how it got that big in one molt.....
Thanks mate, that is very helpful! Turns out that my LPS has mislabeled their "rosea"
Bit late but I did link a side-by-side pic of them on the first page of the thread.
