Can a Tarantula molt 2 times in a month

[Aykut Altuntop]

My friends psalmopoeus cambridgei molted 2 times in this month. And i didn't see that before. İs it normal or what may caused that. Thanks you all for your helps

 

[KezyGLA]

Yes its possible

 

[Enn49]

Yes, my little Dolichothele exilis moulted on both the 3rd and 22nd of April.

 

[Adrock]

My year old Psalmopoeus irminia molted in early January this year, refused to eat, and by the end of March molted again. She never ate even once between molts. From this forum I've seen that this has happened to others but is obviously rare. Has anyone ever learned why this might happen though?

 

[GermanGamer7]

@Adrock not related, but the T in your profile photo is A N G E R Y

 

[Adrock]

@Adrock not related, but the T in your profile photo is A N G E R Y

Hahaha naw, he's just climbing the glass. Looks like it though!

 

[GermanGamer7]

Lol. You know maybe why?

 

[trantula_vixxen_420]

This is super cool to read about I hope my Trinidad molts like that lol. This is my 1st T I've ever had the pleasure of keeping, I used to be so freaked out by them until my husband started keeping ants! We actually found a wild tarantula last summer in the mountains and I've wanted one ever since. I decided on a sling as my 1st, so I could watch it grow and mature. When the guy tried steering me away from a Trinidad Chevron because it was ugly it made me want one even more

 

[Arachnoclown]

I've had slings molt 15 days apart.
Just wait till you get some older tarantulas on 5 year molt cycles.

 

[Adrock]

I've had slings molt 15 days apart.
Just wait till you get some older tarantulas on 5 year molt cycles.

Thanks Arachnoclown for that response. Makes me feel better lol. Now hopefully she starts eating again after this molt.

 

[Whitelightning777]

Sometimes yes, very young slings will, but that pushes the extreme high end of what they are capable of.

Still, a very fast growing species + great nutrition + great temps & maybe some injury that needs healing can make it possible.

Early on when my C versicolor was a very young sling, it would molt less then 2 months apart, 40 to maybe 50+ but never quite broke into the 30 day range.

 

[Adrock]

Sometimes yes, very young slings will, but that pushes the extreme high end of what they are capable of.

Still, a very fast growing species + great nutrition + great temps & maybe some injury that needs healing can make it possible.

Early on when my C versicolor was a very young sling, it would molt less then 2 months apart, 40 to maybe 50+ but never quite broke into the 30 day range.

nice. thanks for the response! I thought maybe she was recovering from an injury or deformed molt but everything seemed good as far as I could tell. She still has not eaten since the last molt but it's only been about 10 days. I'll feel much better when she eats again!

 

[Whitelightning777]

When the fangs turn black, they're good to go.