Who molted today?

[boina]

M. mesomelas molted - this 5"+ spider I never got a molt from because it destroyed everything.

Well, I don't need a molt anymore, he's now a Mature Male . It's not that bad because the sac mate I also have is definitely female, but still. I got him as a freshly molted 3rd instar, so it took him a little less than two years and only 9 molts to mature (he's 9th instar now).

And of course it's the middle of winter and I can't ship him out for breeding until spring .

 

[basin79]

M. mesomelas molted - this 5"+ spider I never got a molt from because it destroyed everything.

Well, I don't need a molt anymore, he's now a Mature Male . It's not that bad because the sac mate I also have is definitely female, but still. I got him as a freshly molted 3rd instar, so it took him a little less than two years and only 9 molts to mature (he's 9th instar now).

And of course it's the middle of winter and I can't ship him out for breeding until spring .

That's unfortunate. Still at least you raised him to adulthood.

 

[sdsnybny]

M. mesomelas molted - this 5"+ spider I never got a molt from because it destroyed everything.

Well, I don't need a molt anymore, he's now a Mature Male . It's not that bad because the sac mate I also have is definitely female, but still. I got him as a freshly molted 3rd instar, so it took him a little less than two years and only 9 molts to mature (he's 9th instar now).

And of course it's the middle of winter and I can't ship him out for breeding until spring .

Feed the holy shot out of him as soon as he hardens, every 3-5 days and big meals. Get him as fat as possible then he will make spring shipping weather just fine.

 

[greenbb]

My GBB sling molted today!

 

[Lil Paws]

Hurray! My G. Pulchripes finally molted! I checked inside the front of her hide and saw her molt upturned. It was either today or yesterday. Hoping she comes out soon so I can retrieve it.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Woke up to find the following had moulted:

P. metallica
P. ecclesiasticus (looks to be female)
N. incei (Edit: Had this pegged as a male as I couldn't find spermathecae last time, checked the fresh exuvia today and bloody found them this time as they're now sclerotised)
A. minatrix

And the icing on the cake...

 

[The Grym Reaper]

And the icing on the cake...

All out and healthy, this exuvia is about half an inch bigger than her last one.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

My A. variegata was feeling left out so she's joining today's moult gang.

 

[Lil Paws]

Very carefully used the paintbrush to pull out her molt from the front of her enclosure, and she came out to check out what I was up to.

 

[KezyGLA]

Been quite a lot recently, but heres a couple that made me smile tonight.

My male Pterinochilus lapalala finally matured. Will soon be time to get him to business.


A little Ami sp. Panama made it through 2 bad moults and is now in good condition. Always good to see

 

[scott308]

Pterinopelma sazimai sling

 

[athlete96]

N. chromatus sling had it's second moult with me, almost exactly a month after its last. Just finished a few minutes ago

 

[sdsnybny]

A young male T. violaceus matured today....any ladies out there?

 

[boina]

Feed the holy shot out of him as soon as he hardens, every 3-5 days and big meals. Get him as fat as possible then he will make spring shipping weather just fine.

Thanks, I'll definitely do that.

(there seem to be a lot of notifications I'm not getting lately - sorry about the late response)

 

[boina]

Jeanie molted every December for the last two years and she didn't disappoint this year either:



And my P. chordatus molted a few days ago. She was always in attack mode when I bought her but she has calmed down so much since she's settled in and is now nearly as easy to work with as a NW. She's also never attempted to hide or burrow although she has a hide and plenty of substrate:

 

[Moonohol]

0.1 L. difficilis molted today, really wasn’t expecting it this soon but I’m happy it went well! DEFINITELY time for a rehouse now...

 

[FrDoc]

K. Brunippes doing the deed.

 

[z32upgrader]

Ceratogyrus marshalli female molted this morning with complications. For reasons I'll never understand, she rolled herself over as she got the last of her legs out and managed to tear her rear right leg most of the way off as she rolled against the webbed ground. She ended up dropping the leg after bleeding for a while and "Doc upgrader" had to fix her up with some super glue. She was an excellent patient through all the fussing I did to help her out. Didn't try to bite me once. I'm sure she'll be her usual cranky self in a couple days.

 

[Ungoliant]

Genicula (male Acanthoscurria geniculata) molted today. I didn't realize the little guy was in pre-molt, although I guess that explains why he was shedding hairs all over his cage.

I saw him grooming, and I thought, "Your fangs look white." I shined a flashlight in his cave, and there is a molt in there. He is now cuddling it.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

H. gigas
B. boehmei (confirmed female)