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I will (finally) be getting a mature male C. cyaneopubescens for my female tomorrow. The issue is that my female hasn't eaten in about a month, despite my offering of food. She only molted on April 5, so I very much doubt that she's in premolt... however, it's possible. There is a very good possibility that I won't get another chance with this male, so I don't want to pair them only to have her molt a month from now. On the other hand, he's not getting any younger; he matured in the beginning of May.
Given my hot environment, it wouldn't be unheard of for this spider to be in premolt. She's just a hair under 5" dls. It's that time of year for molting, but only a two month turnaround time? Very unlikely. So that being said, what do you all think? Go ahead with the pairing, or wait out a month or two to see if she molts?
I apologize for the recent influx of threads on this topic from me, but my past pairings have been less than successful. I'm hoping for a different outcome this time.
Given my hot environment, it wouldn't be unheard of for this spider to be in premolt. She's just a hair under 5" dls. It's that time of year for molting, but only a two month turnaround time? Very unlikely. So that being said, what do you all think? Go ahead with the pairing, or wait out a month or two to see if she molts?
I apologize for the recent influx of threads on this topic from me, but my past pairings have been less than successful. I'm hoping for a different outcome this time.