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ok I bought a 1/2 inch P. irminia maybe a month ago and since then it has molted three times and is about an inch and a half now I was wondering if this is normal and if there are any other t's that grow this fast?
what is "normal" in theraphosids is still largely unknown.Originally posted by johnnyjohnjon
ok I bought a 1/2 inch P. irminia maybe a month ago and since then it has molted three times and is about an inch and a half now I was wondering if this is normal and if there are any other t's that grow this fast?
Are you saying you only fed it once every molt? How often did it molt, every 2-3 weeks?Originally posted by johnnyjohnjon
but the thing is I didnt really powerfeed it maybe one small cricket per molt. and it grew regardless it even outgrew my usambara which really blew my mind
Pretty slow. Not only are the molts pretty far apart but they don't seem to increase much after each molt.Originally posted by Palespider
But, I have yet to see a molt record for a Pampho or Xenesthis. I've always been curious to how fast these grow.
Jim B.
That's really wierd. I have 4 of them and they all have grown at the same rate. A little slower than a P. cambridgi or P. ornata, about 1/2" every month as a sub.Originally posted by Inktomi
On my shelf it is the the P. regalis. I've got the parahybana and the irminia...but this regalis went from 2.5" to 6" inches in 2 months. Non of mine have been that fast.
Dude ... I don't know what you are talking about, but my Pamphobeteus sp. "platyomma" seems to increse 30-40% in size every moult. I got him as a 1" spiderling in february or something, and it is about 5" right now, I wouldn't call that slow.Originally posted by esmoot
Pretty slow. Not only are the molts pretty far apart but they don't seem to increase much after each molt.
I don't agree and I powerfeed both of mine. As a sub they grow a good inch every molt, but it takes atleast 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 months for each molt to occur. As opposed to my P. ornata's that would grow 3/4" every month. To give you an idea, I bought two 1" ornata slings in February and they both matured a month ago.Originally posted by minax
T.blondi will outgrow anything by far, in attaining size the quickest.
Yea............I figured someone would disagree, but there are so many variables to consider. Temps..........genetics...........volume of food. I don't power feed, and my 2 Poecilotheria have been left in the dust by my 2 T.blondi. The Pokes are mature, in about the same amount of time as yours, but the T.blondis are only 6 months old and are just growing like crazy, documented by my records. They get such a huge carapace, and structure, at such a young age, compared to pokes, who are all legs in comparison.Originally posted by Palespider
I don't agree and I powerfeed both of mine. As a sub they grow a good inch every molt, but it takes atleast 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 months for each molt to occur. As opposed to my P. ornata's that would grow 3/4" every month. To give you an idea, I bought two 1" ornata slings in February and they both matured a month ago.
Jim B.