Who molted today?

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Neptune, my young male Xenesthis immanis, molted overnight. He has been heavily in premolt for the past few weeks, and when I saw him laying down a molting mat last night I knew it was time.

Getting ready late last night:
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Post-molt this morning, sucking on the exuvia:
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And a little better overhead view of him about 8 hours post-molt:
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I didn't measure the exuvia yet, but I'm estimating him to be near 4.5" DLS now. Long and lanky, but his legs are considerably thicker after this molt. This guy is growing FAST!

Y. diversipes and D. pentaloris are up next...
 

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My pamphobeteus machala sling Maleficent popped last night as I was sleeping.
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My Tliltocatl sabulosum sling Vivian, not sure when she moulted as she has been buried n sealed off for 4/5 months but she emerged this morning in a fresh new outfit 😊
 

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H. maculata is molting right now. Here's a shot of it hanging in it's web tube, and then one of it just as it popped it's carapace.
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Not the best pics, but that's as well as I can get the camera to focus through the webbing. Can't wait to see it, and figure out if it's really a female as I suspect!

Edit: s/he's all the way out now!
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Grammostola pulchra male The Morg 4inch on his last moult can't wait to see how big he is this time.
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Brachypelma auratum sling Audrey finally picking up some colour.
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Grammostola pulchripes grown on sling Mameha been waiting patiently for a week since she opend her burrow after being sealed off for 2 months and finally caught her out looking gorgeous first meal post moult 😊

My brachypelma boehmei sling Qveen Herby and 2 of my smithi slings Guapo and Bonita moulted too but unfortunately no pic as they are still hiding 😊
 

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Sahydroaraneus raja sling, Lazuli, molted yesterday. Not the best pics because it's in the burrow.
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My Davus pentaloris molted a couple days ago, too, but I haven't seen it out to take any pics yet. H. mac, Ares, that molted recently has been confirmed as a male. Not mature yet, but I'd guess he's only a couple molts away from it.
 

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Making the husbandry rounds, I pulled molts from:
  • 0.0.1 Avicularia variegata
  • 0.0.1 Avicularia avicularia M2
  • 0.0.1 Phormingochilus sp Sabah Blue
  • 0.0.2 Tapinauchenius rasti
  • 0.0.1 Tapinauchenius violaceus
Guess I get to test out my new microscope today or tomorrow. I'm going to need it because some of these are from 5i slings lol.

Still waiting for my P. rufilata female to stretch out on the side of the enclosure after her recent molt. I've seen her stretched out on her corkbark once since her molt, and man, was that an intimidating sight.
 
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