I guess it's molting time. 8 Ts and 4 molts

Ritzman

Arachnobaron
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I just checked on my collection of Ts and another has molted. My B.vagans molted within the past 3 hours
Here's my collection and the breakdown:
L. parahybana :molted Sep. 1st. Now approx 3/4"
A. avicularia : molted Aug. 21st. Now approx 1"
A. versicolor : pre-molt. Molted and started gaining mature colors 1 month after I got it. Approx 2"
B. smithi : pre-molt. patiently waiting....approx 2&1/2"
B. vagans :molted Sep. 6th(just now) approx 2&1/2"
C. cyaneopubescens : molted Sep. 4th. approx 1"
G. rosea : molted into a MM Sep. 3rd. approx 4"
G. aureostriata : pre-molt. sealed itself up in its burrow. approx 2&1/2"

8 Ts and 4 molts within the past week.
All Ts un-sexed except the MM rosea.

It has been really hot and dry lately, then it cooled down and rained a little bit. I wonder if that triggered all the molts.
I have been waiting for the Vagans to molt for some time now. It has been looking like it was going to explode for awhile. Abdomen is much smaller know.
 
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Randomhero148

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Same here.

Sounds like what just happend to me. Just this past week I had my rosie finally molt, then my Suntiger, obt, chaco. this is within a week and half. I only have six spiders.
 

stevetastic

Arachnodemon
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its something in the air

last week my
Brachypelma auratum (couldn't sex)
both Brachypelma smithi (M&F)
Chilobrachys huahini (couldn't sex)
1 of 3 Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (couldn't sex)
Lasiodora parahybana (M i think)
Nhandu Chromatus (M i think)
molted

as did my
Unknown Asian Wolf Spider (looks compleatly different)
Peucetia viridans(MM. i let him go so maybe he could pass on his genes)
 

WhatTheHeck

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it must be in the air
L. parahybana just was working on the web and is now starting to molt, im gointo watch cause this will be the first one i get to see
A. versicolor molted yesterday
G. aureostriata molted yesterday
B. albopilosum molted yesterday
i only have 1 other spider but i doubt shes due for a while
maybe has something to do with the sudden drop in temp?
its cool by me anyway
 
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