Scorpion premolt?

dban

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Tarantulas have indicators such as not eating, dark abdomen, less active.
How do you know when a scorpion is in premolt?
I've tried searching but it's not coming up with any good info.
 

radicaldementia

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Some scorps darken in color just like Ts. I have a C. margaritatus who recently molted into 6i, before she molted she was noticeably darker.

I think though the best indicator is they get really fat, are less active, and stop eating. Just like how a T's abdomen fattens up, the scorp's entire body balloons up.

Here's a pic of one of my 2i B. jacksoni a couple days before he molted, he looks like he's about to explode!
 

dban

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Hey my B jacksoni looks like that too. He's been like that for a while though; how long do they usually stay in premolt?
 

~Abyss~

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Depends on the species. Sometime you can even see the new exo through the old one in the picture above I can still kinda see it.
 

bjaeger

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Hey my B jacksoni looks like that too. He's been like that for a while though; how long do they usually stay in premolt?
Mine stayed for that for about a week. They were kept around 80F, though.

I find it best to increase the temps a bit (if not already heated) and increase the humidity slightly higher than average and it seems to trigger the molting sequence.
 
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