Who molted today?

[z32upgrader]

One of five A. marxi slings molted. Pretty blue legs! Not coming through in the photo though.

 

[Lil Paws]

My versicolor sling just molted. He is well over 2", but I still can't gender the molt yet. He chewed the abdomen up pretty well, and it's difficult to see him through the molt tunnel he built. This is still exciting, though. Now that he is no longer itty bitty, I will be relocating him out of the heated room.

 

[MSRT]

The last week of March was Molt Madness for my spiders! Since my last post, my P cambridgei and C versicolor shed their old clothes. And my MF G porteri went back to eating. So that means 5/9 of my tarantulas molted last week. Two are still in premolt. And my mature pair of Grammostola porteri are sitting there thinking, 'molting... What's that mean?'


Molted:
Acanthoscurria geniculata juvie female
Avicularia avicularia juvie male
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens sling
Psalmopoeus cambridgei sling
Caribena versicolor sling

Premolt:
Brachypelma vagans sling
Aphonopelma seemanni sus female subadult

The best thing about this is my C versicolor is getting so big, I'm not sure whether to call her a sling or juvie anymore. And I sexed her molt and I'm pretty sure I saw female! I haven't sexed a molt that small before, but I'm 80% sure. I'd post a picture but I had to use my phones flashlight just to see the details. I'm okay waiting for a few more molts to be sure, but I am excited.

 

[DanBsTs]

Long story short: my LP has been in premolt for a few weeks. 10 minutes ago I observed him making a web mat. No surprise there. Typical premolt behaviour. Little did I know in a matter of minutes I would witness one of my Ts flipping for the first time I know this is might be a "ho-hum" sort of thing for veterans of the hobby (or maybe you are just as excited about these things as when you were at day 1) but this made me stoked. Will have a molted LP in a few hours.

 

[Toddydog]

Caught the tail end of my A. geniculata molting on it's water dish. They grow up so fast

 

[checkmate]

Pelinobius muticus molted early this morning. Haven't been able to get a clear photo or measurement though (was about 3" pre molt).

My other P. muticus molted a day after the first one and is now about 4.5"

 

[Tia B]

My H. villosella molted. Ripped up the molt so I can't sex it this time.

 

[volcanopele]

My B. vagans juvenile suspect male, Bilbo, molted yesterday. He really needed it...

 

[CitizensOfTheWomb]

Another of my B albiceps molted. Pushing 3" now.

 

[YellowBrickRoad]

Had a surprise molt today, Brachypelma albopilosum (Nicaraguan) female 4in.

 

[nicodimus22]

B. auratum sling got stuck halfway out of a molt this morning, with its legs pinned back above its carapace, but I saw it in time and helped it out. Now it's about 5/8 of an inch.

P. cancerides also molted and is now 1 and 7/8 inches.

 

[YellowBrickRoad]

Another of my B albiceps molted. Pushing 3" now. View attachment 271466

Did you get a molt confirmed sex? In my experience of this species, I see male. I know, I know, surely not from appearance, but I still put my money on male.

 

[WolfSoon]

D. diamantinensis surprised me with a molt. :wideyed:



My versicolor also seems to be starting the process (fingers crossed)!

 

[z32upgrader]

Nhandu chromatus sling molted and chewed up the molt. Grrr!

 

[checkmate]

A. moderatum sling molted again, and again I can’t see any size difference.

Mine also molted a day or two ago and is still 1/4".

 

[WolfSoon]

Mine also molted a day or two ago and is still 1/4".

I’m glad (and sorry) mine isn’t the only one who never grows.

 

[Pennywise]

Had a surprise molt today, Brachypelma albopilosum (Nicaraguan) female 4in.

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Talk about Curly, WoW!

 

[YellowBrickRoad]

Talk about Curly, WoW!

Pennywise, 'It' sure is, I've known about the Nicaraguan form for like forever, I just totally forgot about them. Someone posted a picture of one and my jaw just dropped! I couldn't believe it so I had to get some. I bought 5 of them, of them, I believe at least 3 are female, and 2 male.

The one above is a bit duller than the one I posted in the Brachypelma genus thread, nonetheless, get one if you can. I'm so in larve with them.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

After what seems like a frigging eternity (alright it was a month but most of my slings are in pre-moult for like 2 weeks tops), my Brachypelma albiceps sling finally moulted, I somehow didn't mangle the exuvia and managed to make out a flap (I may or may not have had to squint a bit) so I'm slightly less scowly-faced than my avatar.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Woke up to find my recently acquired Thrixopelma ockerti sling moulted.