Arachnid Addicted
Arachnoprince
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Mine molted too....... to 3i .A bit late but Aphonopelma mooreae molted a few weeks ago. Really deep blues with this one
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The normal Aphonopelma growth, huh? LolMine molted too....... to 3i .
I'm hopeful that I can positively influence the growth rate of most of the Aphonopelma slings I recently acquired lol. I've had quite a few molt already, but I haven't had a specimen molt twice yet to better judge effectiveness.The normal Aphonopelma growth, huh? Lol
Yeah, I think mine are mutants lol all of them have had fantastic growth
The most obvious thing I've noticed with my Aphonopelmas was most of their substrates don't absorb water that well, when I do watering; it just puddles up and evaporates after some time.I'm hopeful that I can positively influence the growth rate of most of the Aphonopelma slings I recently acquired lol. I've had quite a few molt already, but I haven't had a specimen molt twice yet to better judge effectiveness.
Those are excellent quality images! May i ask, what lens/microscope do you use?Another one molted today - Euathlus truculentus (blue femur) sling. Molt was 1.125" DLS:
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And I was able to confirm it is female!
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Thanks! These photos are just with my Samsung S22 phone, but I also use an Olympus TG6 with macro settings. The magnification is with a Carson Pocket Microbrite pocket microscope that you can get from Amazon for like $15 - it'll do 60X to 120X magnification and has been super helpful. Then I just use my phone to take a pick through the lens of the scope.Those are excellent quality images! May i ask, what lens/microscope do you use?
I will be ordering one asap. Thank you for your replyThanks! These photos are just with my Samsung S22 phone, but I also use an Olympus TG6 with macro settings. The magnification is with a Carson Pocket Microbrite pocket microscope that you can get from Amazon for like $15 - it'll do 60X to 120X magnification and has been super helpful. Then I just use my phone to take a pick through the lens of the scope.
We can get attached to any animal whose company and care we are committed to. The loss of a beloved pet it hard, regardless of how many legs it has.I’ve had a couple of my lil dudes molt but I’m afraid to add my O.violaceopes died a week after it molted. I was about to feed it when I saw it dead outside it’s burrow. ugh…..no curled legs or nothing was just normal posture just dead. Idk why it hurts so much when you have a loss. Although people say it’s just a dumb spider. I was really looking forward to this one since it was in premolt for a long time compared to my other slings and it had packed on size this molt. It seemed fine. Temp, and everything was to par. Then I just doubt myself when this happens. I had my other H. Pulchripes sling, P. Metallica, Ephebopus Murinus, and one of my C. Lividus molt since I last logged in here and my o.violaceopes. All have been fine except my violaceopes.
Now that's orange!It's molting time in my T room... This evening it was:
0.1 Davus sp. Panama (Pelé) - 1.125" DLS premolt
Flipped:
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In progress (a little blurry):
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And out (but still on her back, stretching her tarsal claws):
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And a little action shot:
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