L. parahybana surviving bad molt!

Bluelight

Arachnopeon
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Got a good look at my parahybana sling which usually hides. I noticed something looked odd on her, and thought a bit of a previous molt got stuck. Then used a light.
The poor spider actually lacked the entire exoskeleton, just a glass like substance on her, underneath the piece of carapace... But I could see a devloping, and good looking new hairy carapace underneath it, so everything looks to be going perfectly fine!
Anyone else having experienced this?
 

Lolth62

Arachnosquire
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Aug 30, 2019
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No my sling L.parahybana is hiding, is there any change? Wish you good luck
 

Thekla

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Got a good look at my parahybana sling which usually hides. I noticed something looked odd on her, and thought a bit of a previous molt got stuck. Then used a light.
The poor spider actually lacked the entire exoskeleton, just a glass like substance on her, underneath the piece of carapace... But I could see a devloping, and good looking new hairy carapace underneath it, so everything looks to be going perfectly fine!
Anyone else having experienced this?
I'm not sure I understand what you're describing here... do you have pictures?
Usually, tarantulas - especially slings - look very translucent, almost ethereal after they moult and will get darker and more solid within a few hours/days after moulting.
I once made a series of pictures of the colour changes after a moult with my C. versicolour:
Maybe this makes it clearer what I mean. ;)
 
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