Taillless whip scorpion hasnt molted

[Boyer41]

Hello, I'm not sure what's going on or wrong, but I've had my whip scorpion for going on a year now, and it will eat Maybe once a month, and hasn't molted since I've had it. It's in a plastic 3x5 upright setup.
Thanks for the help.

 

[that1ocelot]

Can you post pictures if the set up? Do you know the species or can you post a picture of the animal?

 

[Boyer41]

Can you post pictures if the set up? Do you know the species or can you post a picture of the animal?

 

[Boyer41]

It is a Damon diadema

 

[that1ocelot]

Is your amblipygi a juvenile? Definitely not enough room to molt in there as far as I can tell.

As well, if you're waiting for it to molt, there shouldn't be crickets in there as they could hurt & possible kill the animal as it molts. I'd recommend changing its home as soon as possible.

I'm not sure if environmental factors can dissuade them from molting, but if they can that would certainly be the reason. Doesn't look quite moist enough in there either to encourage a problem free molt.

 

[Boyer41]

Yeah it's a juvenile, about the size of your fingernail, and it's enclosure is misted once a day. Should I be misting it more times than that?

 

[that1ocelot]

Oh, and it hasn't molted in a year? That's super weird. Someone more experienced than me can pipe in with some expertise I hope. I've got a small Phrynus Whitei that I've had for close to 3 months and has molted twice in my care.

It's not so much about spraying, more about wetting the substrate. That'll do oodles more for humidity than spraying I like to spray simply to give them a chance to drink

 

[Boyer41]

Yes it hasn't molted since I've had it, and it's been 10 months.

 

[Boyer41]

But it also doesn't eat but once a month if not more

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

I'm sorry, you say you have a baby Damon diadema that hasn't moulted in 10 months? Are you quite certain of the species? I cannot imagine that a baby amblypygi would survive 10 months without a moult, and babies are typically voracious. Eating once a month is adult behaviour. I strongly suspect that you have an adult of a completely different species. If not, you have a scientific marvel.

 

[darkness975]

It's way too dry in there and that cricket appears that it might be on the large size for it.

Post pictures of the animal.

 

[entomologic]

I have one p. whitei that acts similar. I had a WC female that gave birth: https://arachnoboards.com/threads/p-whitei-whipplings.346730/
One of the whipplings was smaller than the others and never seemed to eat much after the first molt with the mother. Took 5 months for it to finally molt, compared to ~1 month for all the others. Other than that it seems healthy, just small and very slow growing.

Also, as everyone else mentioned it's very dry in there. Definitely soak the substrate.

 

[mantisfan101]

Pics of the animal?