Why don't those babies grow?

[boina]

My T. cyaneolum WC female had a sac last year. For the most part the slings developed well, but there were a couple that weren't:

on the right is a normal sized sling and on the left are those that won't grow. Does that happen often? What's wrong with them? Can I do something? Both have molted a couple of times, but they've hardly grown at all during each molt and they only eat prekilled and even that only rarely.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Ah ah, they look like Arnold and Willis from Diff'rent Strokes

Uh, they will grow. Probably :-s

 

[Devin B]

Maybe they don't wanna grow up or maybe they are just late bloomers.

 

[Rittdk01]

I have three Lp's that I got the same size...liiiitle bitty things. All three are now noticeably different in size from one another. Rollo is the biggest, already sporting all adult coloring. Topsy is just a molt behind Rollo. And Starbuck is three molts behind Rollo, and significantly smaller. All housed, fed and watered identically. Who knows???

 

[cold blood]

Every sac has its share of runts.

 

[Arachnomaniac19]

I had a M. balfouri for two years who wouldn't get past 1". Sadly he passed away. Chances are they're just genetically stunted.

 

[boina]

Every sac has its share of runts.

What will usually happen to the runts? Will they grow up to be tiny adults or will they just die after a while?

 

[cold blood]

most live and eventually grow to normal adults...occassionally one dies here and there, but usually if that happens, its early in life.