Molting upright

[Draiman]

I'm quite worried for her. The last time one of my spiders decided to molt upright, it didn't make it. Fingers crossed for this one.

 

[Draiman]

At the moment she appears to be doing fine.

 

[Jmugleston]

I just had this happen last week with an Aphonopelma sp. "Guatemala." It was a bit nerve-racking. My girl made it out all right. Never once did she turn on her back.

 

[Draiman]

I just had this happen last week with an Aphonopelma sp. "Guatemala." It was a bit nerve-racking. My girl made it out all right. Never once did she turn on her back.

Nerve-racking indeed! This big girl never turned either.

She's certainly not out of the woods yet. Her abdomen isn't completely out and her legs are quivering.

 

[Draiman]

Here's one decent picture. I won't be disturbing her anymore until tomorrow morning at least.

 

[biomarine2000]

Wow. She looks great after the new molt. Do you think maybe your lights on the one that died could of generated enough heat to dry out the new exo before completing the molt?

 

[Draiman]

Do you think maybe your lights on the one that died could of generated enough heat to dry out the new exo before completing the molt?

Perhaps, who knows. Oh well.

 

[Draiman]

Here she is, 12 hours post-molt.

 

[Endagr8]

Perhaps, who knows. Oh well.

Weird, I've never seen a carapace "pop" incompletely like that. :?

I'm glad she made it okay.

 

[BlackCat]

Sorry but... am I the only one who LOL'd at this pic? It looks like -->




Btw, I'm happy that your T came out ok.

 

[lilmoonrabbit]

Sorry but... am I the only one who LOL'd at this pic? It looks like -->

haha, you are right. I didn't notice that before, but it does look like a mouth full of pearly whites

 

[seanbond]

ummm, where is the t molting :?

 

[Spyder 1.0]

In an ICU type unit for observation.

 

[WARPIG]

Great macro pics/Beautiful T, glad everything went well.

What is your camera set-up.

PIG-

 

[Tapahtyn]

beautiful pictures!! Ahhhh, I dream of the day I can get a macro lense for my camera