Who molted today?

boina

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Female B. schroederi - I think now adult, around 5"
B. albiceps #3, female juvenile
Y. diversipes #3 - and I can't get to the molt to confirm my suspicion of a male.
 

nicodimus22

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My B. albo #2 molted today...it is now 1 and 5/8 inches. New photos will be in the update next month, as it's pale and skinny right now.
 

JohnR

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N. incei#1 2 days ago... Still waiting for N. incei#2 to come out of the hide that was shut... :)
 

NatashaG90

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I am New to T keeping, only since March and have an A.geniculta and a B.vagan I was delighted to see my A.geniculta on its back thismorning, I kept an eye on her and was delighted after 6-8 hours saw the spider slowly climb out..

My first molt ...

I took so many photos and videos I thought it was amazing to see, and the 'New' tarantula was almost 3x the size of my original... #fascinating

I couldn't get the molt out without touching the spider and by the time I got to it vicci had ripped it to pieces so unfortunately I don't know if I have a male or female just yet .. Bummer


So I hope this thread can become a long, ever growing one. If you have a spider molt, post it here the day it happens. I think it would be cool to see how many people can have a spider or spiders molt the same day.

So let's hear it. Who molted today?

P. irmina

Was showing signs, was still up and about today around noon. I walked back into my room at 4 and it had already finished a molt.

Went from ~1.5" to 2". I'll add exact measurements later.

This past week:
L. parahybana - 6.5" to 7.25"
H. lividum - No clue how much size gained
 

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Ungoliant

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I couldn't get the molt out without touching the spider and by the time I got to it vicci had ripped it to pieces so unfortunately I don't know if I have a male or female just yet .. Bummer
How bad is it? If the abdomen looks like a twisted wad or ball, there is a very good chance it is still sufficiently intact for sexing. You will need to rehydrate it and open it up.

You may find this video by @z32upgrader helpful.

 

basin79

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Not sure when bit my Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli has new clothes. Can't wait to see her.
 

keks

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My A. geniculata finished molting just now, it is laying on the back and make stretching exercises with its legs ^^.
I was waiting for this molt since two weeks, it was eating, but it didn't defend the water dish :rofl:. It looks big now, I have to rehouse it soon o.o .
 

FoofyLumperton

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My rose hair molted sometime yesterday. Since its my first ever molt I'm a little concerned. She has been on her back (after molt) since i found her molted last night at 5pm...it is now ~11am. I also haven't seen her move. Any information to help? I feel like she shouldn't be on her back this long.
 

iEatRazorz

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I had two molts Wednesday night, both of my GBBs. Managed to catch the one while I was getting ready for work Thursday morning. This video is about an half hour from when I first noticed. Not sure how big it was or is, it was sold as 3/4"

 

sdsnybny

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T. stirmi sling sometime last week, still hasn't kicked out the molt ;(
 

Charlottesweb17

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My freshly molted b.vagan this morning. I had suspected for some time this one was going to soon.
3/4" to 1"
The first of my new Ts to molt.
My two original l.parahybana will both molt this coming week.
 
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