The first wait has begun - #Edit3: Waiting for her to show the fresh colours

[Nunua]

After being a proud owner of my beautiful first T for a week, I am now a proud owner of a beautiful pet burrow

I checked the burrow with light and at least for now she's still just standing there, but she's surely been hardworking today. Now the wait has begun - Let's see if I'll have a freshly moulted beauty later

 

[Arachnoclown]

Welcome to the waiting game....
I've got 2 right now side by side. One is a B. Hammori that has been in her burrow for 146 days and the other is a A. Seemanni that has been in its burrow for 127 days.

 

[Nunua]

Haha, thank you I'm actually very interested to see how long Maisa will be in her burrow. Also, it'll be fun to see if she blocks the entrance ever more or if she's happy with the partly open one

 

[Arachnoclown]

Pumpkin...my Hammori had a partially blocked one for weeks then one morning I woke up with it totally covered. I think she got tired of me shining the flashlight in there.

 

[Nunua]

Well, can't blame the Ts who do that - I'd block my windows as well, if some weird giant kept shining the flashlight into my apartment, especially when I'm trying to change my clothes

 

[Enn49]

None of my B. Hammori or my A. genic use their hides at all, they all moult out in the open just laying a mat down and getting on with it wherever they happen to be.

 

[Arachnoclown]

None of my B. Hammori or my A. genic use their hides at all, they all moult out in the open just laying a mat down and getting on with it wherever they happen to be.

Mine are split...half burrow the others lay out in the open as well. The one currently burrowed laid out in the open last molt. Can't keep up with her...

 

[Enn49]

Mine are split...half burrow the others lay out in the open as well. The one currently burrowed laid out in the open last molt. Can't keep up with her...

They certainly keep us on our toes

 

[Nunua]

I hope that one day Maisa will show me some fascinating moulting action out in the open She's still a tad unsure of me walking around, so she decided to be safe and build the barricade, haha

 

[Nunua]

Aaa, so exciting! I just came home from work and couldn't resist to shine some light into the burrow and YES, she has started the most exhausting thing in the life of a spider! I hope everything goes fine and I will see a fresh baby soon.

 

[PanzoN88]

Aaa, so exciting! I just came home from work and couldn't resist to shine some light into the burrow and YES, she has started the most exhausting thing in the life of a spider! I hope everything goes fine and I will see a fresh baby soon.

Molting is one of the best parts of the hobby. To watch the growth with each molt is rewarding. Congratulations on your new, pet burrow by the way.

 

[Nunua]

Thank you @PanzoN88 ! Yes, moulting is truly fascinating and I hope she'll do it out in the open one day

For the #Edit2 - Everything seems to be fine. I'm going to bed, so I checked her quickly. All her legs seem to be free from the moult and she's now moving them around. I filled up her water dish so she'll have fresh water when she feels well enough to crawl out from the burrow.
More info and a picture or two after she's out again and I can see her well.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Nice....that was quick!!!

 

[Enn49]

Congratulations on your first moult.

 

[Nunua]

Thank you Ennie and Arachnoclown! She's still sitting in her burrow, waiting for her exoskeleton and fangs to harden but I can see that her legs are velvet black with bright stripes, and that she has some beautiful reddish setae on her abdomen ♥ I hope she'll come out soon so I can see her and take out the moult.

 

[Whitelightning777]

I still get nervous and worried whenever one of mine is molting or about to most. 400 million years of experience doesn't totally calm me down!! Usually they do ok.

 

[Nunua]

@Whitelightning777 - I know right! How could Ts have survived so long without us people worrying the heck out, haha!

 

[PanzoN88]

Molting did worry me at first, so I would simply add a few more drops of water for the slings (I keep my smaller slings in pill vials and condiment cups)(currently none are in condiment cups currently), for the larger specimens I overflow the water dish. I think it helps.