G. Rosea molt

[SwEeTeSt-KiLLeR]

well it finally happened..our first experience at watching a molt

she flipped on her back in the afternoon and by night she was done

have a question though.....

is blood in the mouth something that generally occurs? we were quite worried..the molt seemed to go so well..and when done she just layed on her back..then we noticed quite a bit of fluid at the mouth area..so much so that it had dripped in a puddle beside her

about a half hour later she turned up right and was moving..active this morning when i went to check on her..she moved into her log i have provided for her when i went to retreive the rest of the molt

another question

when should i offer food to her again?

heres a link to pics i had taken through the molt and pics of the blood at the mouth area...and when she was done and upright..u can see on the last pics the amount of blood

check them out..enjoy

SwEEtS

www.msnusers.com/Fangsmolt

right hand side..view all..18 pics in total

 

[SwEeTeSt-KiLLeR]

heres another link to view the pics..no going from page to page...lol :}

http://www.msnusers.com/Fangsmolt/shoebox.msnw?albumlist=2

 

[sunnymarcie]

It sounds like the molt went well. I have not noticed anything
like that with my T's. But, I do not watch them every minute of the molt. Maybe some one else will answer to that.

As far as feeding, wait at least 7 to 10 days. It depends on the T.
All of them are different. Get a look at the fangs, if you can. They
are your best guide. When the fangs are black it is safe to offer
food.

If you have any more questions just ask

 

[phoenixxavierre]

I've seen this "blood" in G. rosea and other species after molts. I personally think it's just excess moisture "sweated" through the mouth. Tarantulas use moisture like a reptile does when it sheds between the two layers of skin to facilitate the shed/molt. My guess is it's just excess moisture.

On waiting to feed, Marcie stated it well. And I've seen it vary from tarantula to tarantula. I've seen some adult G. roseas eat within a few days of a molt, with their fangs hardened up and all. Some species I've seen harden up within 24 hours, and some individuals within the same species I've seen take varying periods of time to harden up. Has made me wonder if it has to do with certain chemicals in their diet or something to do with their personal metabolism, or something to do with their environmental conditions.

Very nice pics!

Paul