My White Knee sling Molted

[BigSam]

My white knee sling molted last nite, Last nite I put a cricket in there with him and it was as if he went crazy. He was like shaking and my dad and I thought kinda nothing of it. But this morning when I woke up there was this skin of a molt in there, do you think that cricket stressed him out last nite that's why he was going crazy ??

Anyways he is ok and I see a half a leg forming from where he lost the other one, maybe next molt he'll have a full leg, he's bout 3/4 of an inch now maybe an inch, around that size.

Sam,

 

[phoenixxavierre]

Did you take the cricket out when he went berserk about it being in there?

Paul

 

[BigSam]

No, I didn't know any better

Sam,

 

[manville]

yeah your right you shd take the cricket out before it moults as that stresses the t out and sometimes their moult dont complete properly because of that..that only happens when the cricket decide to chew on the t..

 

[phoenixxavierre]

Most definitely. If the t doesn't grab the cricket right away and acts like it's annoyed by the cricket, then take the cricket out or the cricket may dine on the t.

Paul

 

[BigSam]

Next time thats what I'll do.

Sam,

 

[SpiderTwin]

Had you tried putting in any crickets in the last week or so? I would think that the T would have shown you some signs of a coming molt before the night before.

I'm sure the T was irritated by the cricket that close to a molt, but you didn't know. Oh well, you live and you learn.

 

[avmaviator]

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Thats funny cause last night i stayd up to watch my White Knee sling moult too. She has now reached an inch long. It was my first time observing a moult, it was awesome. She or he is so pretty now.

Take Care

Arno

 

[Hairyspider]

White knne

I think mine is also gett'n ready to moult, it started to turn sort of greyish:?
Hopefully it'll put on some color=D

Later

William

 

[Inuleki]

it wouldn't necesarrily be showing signs of an upcoming molt when it's that small, i've had a few diff't slings eat the day they molted... and a few of mine, if i don't leave the cricket in there for more than a minute, the T will never eat, so.... not quite sure where I was going with this, but probly had a point...

anyways, congrats on the molt.

-Joshua

 

[Bry]

The last time my G. pulchra molted, I wasn't expecting another molt so soon. I dropped in a cricket, and the couple times the cricket got close to her, she immediately kicked it out of her hide, and I got the hint and took it out. She molted the very next day.

Bry

 

[manville]

they are pretty smart...none of mine i dont think is gonna moult soon..i hope my usambara moult fairly soon though