Thanksgiving Day Molt

killy

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:clap: Well my smithi Houdini gave me some thanks today, in the form of a molt - I checked on him when I woke up, and in the morning fog it look like he had flipped - HOT DIGGETY - but as the fog cleared and I regained my wits, it turned out he had just finished molting (as usual, I j-u-u-u-st missed it!) and was on his back ready to re-flip, as it were (is there a term for that? ...) When I came back a few minutes later, he had indeed gotten up on his feet again, and I was able to retrieve the molt before "exuvium rigor mortis" set in - got the best, most intact one I've collected so far. And of course Houdini is beautiful in his new threads!

Never mind photos - just look at the ones on Goomba's "b. smithi girl in pre-molt" thread from a few days ago - they're practically identical, right down to the molt!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY! :D
 

Redneck

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Congrats on the molt... Its always nice to see a freshly molted T.. :D Just hearing about it makes me excited for ya.. I cant wait for my smithi to start getting its adult colors.. :D {D
 

seanbond

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i had one too, cyriocosmos bertha.
happy turkey day everyone!
 

Abby

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Congrats on the molt!
and Happy thanksgiving to all of you and your Ts :)
 

Teal

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YAY for a good molt!

But I still think pictures are necessary each and every time lol
 

BlackCat

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Here's my little A. purpurea after a Thanksgiving day molt. Came out with a slightly greenish blue tint.

 

Teal

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Yay, pictures! Sean - that is a gorgeous T! You have the most interesting species!

BlackCat - how big is your A. purpurea? I got a sling recently, I can't wait for him to grow up!
 

BlackCat

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After this molt looks to be about 1". Doubled in size in 3 molts since I got it. :)
 

seanbond

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Yay, pictures! Sean - that is a gorgeous T! You have the most interesting species!

BlackCat - how big is your A. purpurea? I got a sling recently, I can't wait for him to grow up!
thank you my sunshine;)
 
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