Question regarding Tarantula molt

[Kisato]

Hopefully I explained this well enough to understand what I'm trying to get across.

I understand completely! I do wish more time would go into learning more about this species. They seem pretty different from most tarantula species and it would help a great deal. The idea of continuing to catch a large number of G. Rosea's in the wild doesn't exactly sit well with me and I think it would be better to captive breed them for hobbyists, but that's just my opinion.

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I just got the molt out. I tried not to disturb her but ended up scaring her a little. She's walking a little strangely, keeping her legs close to her but I think that's because she may feel vulnerable after molting. She squeezed herself into a corner in between a large log so I hope she'll be okay there. Another thing, she's tinted blue! Will that fade away after a while?

 

[xhexdx]

Yeah, she's fine and the blue will fade.

This is the second thread I've seen where their G. rosea had a blue tint after molting...either mine never did that, or I just wasn't paying close enough attention, because I'd never heard of it prior to this.

I'm glad my explanation made sense.

 

[Rue]

.... So males live on average 3-5 years of age. Females (depending on the species) will live anywhere from 7-25+ years! Unless you are a breeder, NO ONE wants a male! Females live an average of 4x the lifespan of their male counterparts.....

I just wanted to add that I don't necessarily agree. I've found that a lot of people 'tire' of a pet before the pet reaches the end of it's life-span.

So if you're interested in a pet...there's nothing to say a male that lives 3-5 years isn't of value as such. I'd say that's probably a great lifespan for the 'average' pet - especially if it's one that's intended for a child to learn about, etc.

Most people, in my experience, don't want to commit 25+ years to an animal (or to other things for that matter)...