Moulting in Transport?

[Potatatas]

I've seen a few YT vids of people getting new T's and a few (usually slings) actually moult while in their transport tubs.

Made me wonder if anyone ever recieved a T, opened the lid and found the T to be in the process of moulting?

I'm guessing you should just leave it in the tub until it's finished and then transfer to it's enclosure if this were to happen?

 

[Greasylake]

It is mostly slings that end up molting in transit, it's generally easier to spot premolt in a larger T and many vendors won't ship them until after they molt. I personally haven't had a T molt in the mail, but I did get a sling last week that molted a few hours after I rehoused it. And you are correct about leaving it alone until it's done, you moving it while its molting would only do more harm than good.

 

[Dorifto]

If it's molting leave it alone until hardens. I got a ceragogirus sling and she molted during transit. It took only two days from UK to Basque Country. When I opened the lid the she jumped from it like a lightning, she was very fast xD after that I noticed a tiny molt inside the cup.

 

[Teal]

I have not opened a package to find a sling mid-molt, but I have found very freshly molted slings. I just give them a few hours before gently rehousing them. If I found one mid-molt, I would just close the vial back up and wait.

 

[KezyGLA]

It is not uncommon. I have had plenty moult in transit and they have been fine. A couple here and there that havent made it.

I sometimes think rehousing Ts pushes them to moult.

 

[Venom1080]

I sometimes think rehousing Ts pushes them to moult.

agreed.. im not against rehousing Ts i want to molt to see if anything happens.

 

[Potatatas]

Thanks for the info all of you! Getting antsy waiting for my slongs to arrive and thonking of eorst case scenarios all the time

 

[SonsofArachne]

One of my Avicularia purpurea slings molted in transit and everyone knows Avic slings are delicate. It has molted several times since with no problems.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

My GBB moulted in transit, she was fine (although I had a mini heart attack when I opened the vial and found a curled up exuvia)

im not against rehousing Ts i want to molt to see if anything happens.

I might just dig up my B. albiceps at this rate lol

 

[Dorifto]

agreed.. im not against rehousing Ts i want to molt to see if anything happens.

I rehoused my pulchra and geniculata past week to their new enclosures. The Geni is is in premolt, with a visible darked abdoment. I think will molt this week. A casuallity? XD

Past week:



Today morning:

Now is a lot darker

 

[DogMomma5]

I've seen a few YT vids of people getting new T's and a few (usually slings) actually moult while in their transport tubs.

Made me wonder if anyone ever recieved a T, opened the lid and found the T to be in the process of moulting?

I'm guessing you should just leave it in the tub until it's finished and then transfer to it's enclosure if this were to happen?

Yes. I just received a Curly Hair in the mail today and was so passed. I surly thought she was dead. I put her in her caged and turned the lights out. Went to check on her and she is fine. I have never had that happen before. Totally freaked.