Moulting question

[Mushusmum]

Hi I couldn’t get a photo, as it would mean disturbing the sling a second time.

my desert blonde looked like it was about to moult and disappeared into a hide on Saturday… it now looks a little darker but I can’t tell if it is bigger. Is there a chance it did moult and did something with the shed as I can’t see one anywhere. It seems healthy so I’m not too worried.

 

[Hardus nameous]

It's possible, sometimes tarantulas leave the moults in their hides; it may bring it out later or leave it in there forever.

 

[Mushusmum]

I got a photo…the image on ice left is day 1, the 1 on the right is day 5

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Hi I couldn’t get a photo, as it would mean disturbing the sling a second time.

my desert blonde looked like it was about to moult and disappeared into a hide on Saturday… it now looks a little darker but I can’t tell if it is bigger. Is there a chance it did moult and did something with the shed as I can’t see one anywhere. It seems healthy so I’m not too worried.

Looking at those photos the legs do look like they have more of a shine in them which can indicate that it's freshly moulted, although it could just be the flash or something on you're camera as the abdomen doesn't seem to be any smaller, when they moult the abdomen will drop in size a good bit.

 

[LucN]

That's one plump T. If it has molted, I would have expected a far skinnier abdomen. Perhaps slings remain more plump since they're still tiny ?

 

[Mushusmum]

Perhaps he/she is getting ready to moult instead of already moulted...lol I'm a nervous first time tarantula parent

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Perhaps he/she is getting ready to moult instead of already moulted...lol I'm a nervous first time tarantula parent

Don't worry you're here, this is the best place on the planet for help with you're T. Looks more like premoult to me, and it's definitely fat enough to see it through so I wouldn't worry at all, there a pretty hardy species too.

 

[Dspikes87]

Hi I couldn’t get a photo, as it would mean disturbing the sling a second time.

my desert blonde looked like it was about to moult and disappeared into a hide on Saturday… it now looks a little darker but I can’t tell if it is bigger. Is there a chance it did moult and did something with the shed as I can’t see one anywhere. It seems healthy so I’m not too worried.

Sometimes they T will eat the moult to regain some of the lost moisture it has lost in the process! I have one that did it almost every time. But had another that never touched to moult. It’s ok either way. Not harmful either way!

I got a photo…the image on ice left is day 1, the 1 on the right is day 5

Looks like a moult to me. Looks a little bit more shiny and the abdomen looks a bit smaller. Not by much but a bit

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Looks like a moult to me. Looks a little bit more shiny and the abdomen looks a bit smaller. Not by much but a bit

Abdomen also looks darker though which signals premoult, meaning it's due to moult not already moulted.

 

[Mushusmum]

lol I’m glad my 2 slings are slow growers.. it gives me more time to learn about things

 

[TheraMygale]

Its hard to say but i think its getting ready to molt.

dont feed it anymore its too fat anyways. Give it a break.

its getting there. It needs to be dark and purplish grey before a molt. The entire abdomen, a perfect little grape.

i really have a feeling molt hasnt happened yet.

Slow growing species can have quick sling periods. My 3 g pulchripes molted 3 times in around three months. They were slings. They dont usualy stay beige and small that long. Its the 1-2 inch phase that can be long.

right now, you need to let it be and avoid interference. Thank you for the photos it helps.

but im sure it didnt molt yet.


This sling is almost 2 inches. Too fat. Thats one of my g pulchripes.


after a molt. Look how dark and pale it is.


yours is not there yet.

 

[Mushusmum]

Guess what is finally happening

The little guy is doing something strange... Last night ...looked like moult so I left alone. This morning looked dead... On front, legs curled. I flipped it to see where the moult got stuck and the legs moved. I misted the enclosure and the spider jumped up and stood normally like nothing was wrong... I'm so confused

 

[0viWan]

Can't count the times, where I thought one of my Ts was dead because they were sitting there looking kinda limp or partially curled up. Never was the case though. One needs to get the helicopter parenting under control

 

[Mushusmum]

Lol it is a huge learning curve for me... I switched to spiders after keeping rodents for years

 

[TheraMygale]

The most important thing you need to learn is, tarantulas do not require our assistance.

it knows how to molt. If it doesnt work, it doesnt work.

if its going to die, its going to die.

a tarantula needs space and time to do its thing and even when it looks weird, its doing its thing.

even experts don’t intervene everytime a molt looks strange. Its so risky.

if you are having issues, being on stand by, then i do not suggest intervening.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

The little guy is doing something strange... Last night ...looked like moult so I left alone. This morning looked dead... On front, legs curled. I flipped it to see where the moult got stuck and the legs moved. I misted the enclosure and the spider jumped up and stood normally like nothing was wrong... I'm so confused

Got any photos ?

 

[Mushusmum]

This is his/her current position the legs are moving again, I'm in watch and wait mode..

 

[cold blood]

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• cold blood
• Feb 7, 2017

Keep your small terrestrial slings like this.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

This is his/her current position the legs are moving again, I'm in watch and wait mode..

That's an arboreal enclosure. I use them for jumping spiders. It is no use at all for your T

 

[Mushusmum]

It is a 10x10x10 cube , it has a 5cm layer of substrate, it just doesn't look deep in the photo because of the angle and it's a camera

Lol this spider has a dramatic side... Two full days of looking near death and curling legs ... Then in the last hour it moulted...in some kind of begging position...