Hey y'all...
I knew this was coming. Now, I wish I'd got off work sooner! My 1.5" Chaco has been black for several days now, and when I got home, I found it almost finished its moult (still better than my B. albos, which all moulted completely while I was out). Just after 8:00 now, and she (I think -- the shed is a bit twisted, but I think I see spermathecae) has been done for about 45 minutes. Has grown to about 2". I was a bit nervous when I saw some of the positions she was in (ie pics 3 and 4), but she seems to be doing well. Here are some pics from the parts I did get to see:
I knew this was coming. Now, I wish I'd got off work sooner! My 1.5" Chaco has been black for several days now, and when I got home, I found it almost finished its moult (still better than my B. albos, which all moulted completely while I was out). Just after 8:00 now, and she (I think -- the shed is a bit twisted, but I think I see spermathecae) has been done for about 45 minutes. Has grown to about 2". I was a bit nervous when I saw some of the positions she was in (ie pics 3 and 4), but she seems to be doing well. Here are some pics from the parts I did get to see:
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) -- it is currently hiding out in its burrow (still soft -- aw geez, that doesn't go well with the prev. comment, does it?). Waiting for it to harden up a bit more before throwing a cricket or 2 in there for it -- I'm figuring by early-mid-week, it should be good, at this size.