H maculata growth

JacenBeers

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How fast do these beasts grow? Mine seems to molt every month and a half or so but it is only a spiderling. Are they as fast as L parahybana?
 

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heres some molt records of mine...not too conclusive however.


Heteroscodra maculata "Peep"
recieved from Swift's Invertebrates 5/30/02 spiderling unsexed Ls: 1/2"
molt: week of 6/29/02 new ls: 3/4"
molt: 8/6/02
molt: week of: 9/15/02
9/19/02: escape! use the bathtub! argh!


Heteroscodra maculata "Peep II"
recieved from reptile outlet 8/20/02 spiderling unsexed 1 1/2"
molt: week of 9/15/02
molt: 11/9/02
 

atavuss

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Originally posted by JacenBeers
How fast do these beasts grow? Mine seems to molt every month and a half or so but it is only a spiderling. Are they as fast as L parahybana?
I got an h. maculata as a freebie a year or two ago, it is so reclusive that I cannot really tell you the molt dates or even how many times it has molted. it is about 4" legspan now, what is adult size on these guys? I can't even get the molts because the molts are behind some cork bark that is siliconed to the glass.
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