Who molted today?

[corydalis]

Lasiodorides polycuspulatus sling

Ornithoctonus aureotibialis sling

 

[TLSizzle]

G rosea. Only 50 days from it's last molt.

 

[sparticus]

Just peeked in to find the Thrixopelma ockerti is working on a molt tonight.

 

[CrazyOrnithoctonineGuy]

The largest of my genics molted today after a very long wait….and one of my Bach Ma slings was confirmed as having molted days ago.

 

[NMTs]

My little Homoeomma chilense molted again last night. For being a slow growing species, it molts pretty frequently - just doesn't really put on size when it does...


Neischnocolus sp. Panama is also on it's back this morning:

 

[NMTs]

Another molt this morning, this one deserves a separate post...

A couple months ago I ordered a trio of Grammostola sp. concepcion slings. Two out of the three were DOA. You can see in this pic that this sling was essentially drowned in the shipping vial because too much water was added during packing. I left it to dry out for several hours, but it was still unresponsive, so I stuck a pin in it and sent a pic to the vendor. The replacement was also DOA (which is the second one), but that's another story.


I went back to clean up about 6 hours later and noticed the pin was moving around under a paper towel - the sling had come back to life and was moving around with the pin sticking out of it! I very carefully pulled the pin out and put the sling in the condiment cup I'd prepared for it, not expecting much. Here you can see the pin hole right in the center of it's carapace:


I have been feeding and watering it about once a week, but it never took any food and I never actually saw it drink. I was pretty confident that I would eventually find it dead, but this morning I found it had molted and looks great!



You can still see the pin hole in the carapace of the exuvia:


Yet another example of how resilient these slings really are. I hope it eats soon, will know in a few days...

 

[fcat]

@NMTs Just the person I was thinking of when I came discovered my definitely less than 3" psalmopoeus victori molted...

Are these what I think they are He was 1”-1.25" tops in June

His brother is premolt too ...

 

[NMTs]

@NMTs Just the person I was thinking of when I came discovered my definitely less than 3" psalmopoeus victori molted...

Are these what I think they are He was 1”-1.25" tops in June

His brother is premolt too ...
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Yep. Psalmopoeus males mature fast! My female is in premolt now and should be molting within the next few weeks, so this may be good for both of us... I'll hit you up when she molts!

 

[NMTs]

Here's my freshly molted Neischnocolus sp. Panama:

 

[fcat]

Yep. Psalmopoeus males mature fast! My female is in premolt now and should be molting within the next few weeks, so this may be good for both of us... I'll hit you up when she molts!

That would be so neat of you! Thank you!!

 

[NMTs]

My Liphistius cf. Yangae "Suwat" trapdoor spider molted today. It must have just finished because it's not even turned the crazy blue-green color that it turned while it hardened last time it molted. Not sure how to sex these from the exuvia, but if those long legs are any indication this may be a male.



It'll get rehoused into a deeper enclosure once it hardens and has a meal or 2.

 

[fcat]

This thing just about doubled in size, it was an inch... Ephebopus uatuman

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

The largest of my genics molted today after a very long wait….and one of my Bach Ma slings was confirmed as having molted days ago.

Oh, come on, man! Pic of the genic for the cult members! And also the Bach Ma, cause I want one. >.>

 

[CrazyOrnithoctonineGuy]

Oh, come on, man! Pic of the genic for the cult members! And also the Bach Ma, cause I want one. >.>

Genic pic is in the media section

Starting to outgrow the enclosure

• CrazyOrnithoctonineGuy
• Nov 26, 2023
• acanthoscurria acanthoscurria geniculata brazilian white knee brazilian whiteknee tarantula geniculata giant whiteknee tarantula molt theraphosinae white knee whiteknee

It’s been too long since this guy last molted, but in exchange it seems to have gone through a...

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Genic pic is in the media section

Starting to outgrow the enclosure

• CrazyOrnithoctonineGuy
• Nov 26, 2023
• acanthoscurria acanthoscurria geniculata brazilian white knee brazilian whiteknee tarantula geniculata giant whiteknee tarantula molt theraphosinae white knee whiteknee

It’s been too long since this guy last molted, but in exchange it seems to have gone through a...

All Hail!!

 

[Charliemum]

Genic pic is in the media section

Starting to outgrow the enclosure

• CrazyOrnithoctonineGuy
• Nov 26, 2023
• acanthoscurria acanthoscurria geniculata brazilian white knee brazilian whiteknee tarantula geniculata giant whiteknee tarantula molt theraphosinae white knee whiteknee

It’s been too long since this guy last molted, but in exchange it seems to have gone through a...

All hail n congrats

 

[Charliemum]

Just checking my t's before I get my son ready for school and Baby my brachypelma baumgarteni moulted. All went well 2.5 inches on the moult n now officially a male, and called Johnny. Had thought he was a she but nm he is still super handsome.
Boy bits

Sitting with his favourite toy, he has one cap with water he leaves alone and one he rags all over his viv

 

[Wolfram1]

Another molt this morning, this one deserves a separate post...

A couple months ago I ordered a trio of Grammostola sp. concepcion slings. Two out of the three were DOA. You can see in this pic that this sling was essentially drowned in the shipping vial because too much water was added during packing. I left it to dry out for several hours, but it was still unresponsive, so I stuck a pin in it and sent a pic to the vendor. The replacement was also DOA (which is the second one), but that's another story.
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I went back to clean up about 6 hours later and noticed the pin was moving around under a paper towel - the sling had come back to life and was moving around with the pin sticking out of it! I very carefully pulled the pin out and put the sling in the condiment cup I'd prepared for it, not expecting much. Here you can see the pin hole right in the center of it's carapace:
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I have been feeding and watering it about once a week, but it never took any food and I never actually saw it drink. I was pretty confident that I would eventually find it dead, but this morning I found it had molted and looks great! View attachment 461581
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You can still see the pin hole in the carapace of the exuvia:
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Yet another example of how resilient these slings really are. I hope it eats soon, will know in a few days...

man i am torn
on the one hand why tf would you pin it, on the other absolutely amazed about what happened

i guess even the best of us make supid mistakes sometimes

take good care of your little Jesus

 

[corydalis]

Another molt this morning, this one deserves a separate post...

A couple months ago I ordered a trio of Grammostola sp. concepcion slings. Two out of the three were DOA. You can see in this pic that this sling was essentially drowned in the shipping vial because too much water was added during packing. I left it to dry out for several hours, but it was still unresponsive, so I stuck a pin in it and sent a pic to the vendor. The replacement was also DOA (which is the second one), but that's another story.
View attachment 461579

I went back to clean up about 6 hours later and noticed the pin was moving around under a paper towel - the sling had come back to life and was moving around with the pin sticking out of it! I very carefully pulled the pin out and put the sling in the condiment cup I'd prepared for it, not expecting much. Here you can see the pin hole right in the center of it's carapace:
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I have been feeding and watering it about once a week, but it never took any food and I never actually saw it drink. I was pretty confident that I would eventually find it dead, but this morning I found it had molted and looks great! View attachment 461581
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You can still see the pin hole in the carapace of the exuvia:
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Yet another example of how resilient these slings really are. I hope it eats soon, will know in a few days...

... and an other proof that acupuncture saves lives.

 

[Woody72]

Very interesting story but I'd definitely stop buying from a seller who ships drowned spiders.