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I got her up on the glass by gently misting the frog moss. She slowly walked up when I did it again, only mildly annoyed not pissed off. No hair flicking or threat posture occurred..
I'm claiming an estimated size of 5 inches diagonal leg length.
If you slide back the front left leg to the rear of the ruler, you add just over .5 inches.
The right rear leg isn't pointed from front to back and is about .25 inches which should be added to the 4.5 inches.
The alignment of where the front left and rear right legs aren't completely parallel to the ruler which shortens the length. The legs also rise a bit above the glass curving which probably shortens them because they aren't straightened to the maximum length. I think .25 inches to about .3 inches should be added.
I got the ruler firmly and evenly pushed against the glass without spooking her--a modern miracle.
I purchased her at the very end of July and took delivery at about August 4th. This means I've owned her for about 6 months. She was about 1.5 inches long. This means she grew about 3.5 inches in 6 months. Assuming the rate of growth is the same for the next 6 months, I project a size of 8.5 inches 6 months from now. An absolute maximum size of between 9.5 to 10 inches is possible but probably not gonna happen.
This would put close to P Ornata in adult size.
4+.5+(.25*2)=5" as of now.
She's fed about 2 or 3 times per week except for pre and post molt. The temperature is an almost constant 80 degrees.
