Anyone keep ur molts?

[SpiderDad61]

Although I have a notebook where I have every detail of every T I have noted, like purchase date and size, molt dates and size differences, etc.... I also keep every molt of every T I own. Each T has its own vial or container for the molts. I don't kno why but at least i can visibly see the size changes in my Ts and my girls like holding n showing em. Anyone else?

 

[Enn49]

I do too and in exactly the same way.

 

[SpiderDad61]

Good. I don't feel like a weirdo then

 

[kormath]

used to, but we ran out of room and vials to keep them in. So we only keep them now for sexing and keep them if they're in tact enough to be proof. It weirded me out having all those molts on the shelf but at the same time it was cool to be able to see the size changes.

 

[SpiderDad61]

used to, but we ran out of room and vials to keep them in. So we only keep them now for sexing and keep them if they're in tact enough to be proof. It weirded me out having all those molts on the shelf but at the same time it was cool to be able to see the size changes.

Yea I'm sure after years and years of keeping it'll b hard to continue to collect them. Most of my Ts are slings and juvies with only 10 or so adults, so it's not so bad yet.

 

[IamKrush]

How do you preserve the molts?

 

[Enn49]

How do you preserve the molts?

Once they're dry they keep fine except they get brittle.

 

[IamKrush]

Once they're dry they keep fine except they get brittle.

Can you treat then to avoid the brittleness?

 

[Enn49]

Can you treat then to avoid the brittleness?

I can't help with that I'm afraid but I know there are people who mount them and frame them or you can get them set in perspex to use as key rings etc.

 

[Phil]

Although I have a notebook where I have every detail of every T I have noted, like purchase date and size, molt dates and size differences, etc.... I also keep every molt of every T I own. Each T has its own vial or container for the molts. I don't kno why but at least i can visibly see the size changes in my Ts and my girls like holding n showing em. Anyone else?

I most certainly do....lol. I have my large skin from he Geniculata mounted in a glass frame and for the slings, I have them in tiny vials for hose "1st moult" moments. Also have a tub full of various skins. See below for examples. If that makes us weird, fine I can live with that lol

 

[IamKrush]

I want to keep the molts or frame them when they get bigger. I log everything as it is,haha.

 

[IamKrush]

I most certainly do....lol. I have my large skin from he Geniculata mounted in a glass frame and for the slings, I have them in tiny vials for hose "1st moult" moments. Also have a tub full of various skins. See below for examples. If that makes us weird, fine I can live with that lol
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How did you go about framing? And with the jar is it just air init or like alcohol?

 

[Phil]

How did you go about framing? And with the jar is it just air init or like alcohol?

For the big one:
Just a glass frame where there is basically a box an inch or so deep with a glass insert at the front. Got it from a store in the UK, called IKEA. The skin was taken when fresh and a small piece of aquarium foam inserted into the Carapace and abdomen to plump them up. Then tiny blobs of glue (I used gorilla glue) on the feet and under the Carapce and abdomen sp that it sticks in the desored pose. Note. Gorilla glue expands so craft glue probably better
For the little one:
I bought 10 tiny vials from eBay. They have a rubber cork. All I did was put a fresh moult from a sling and put the cork lid on sealing the air inside. No preservatives at all. Still looks like the pic about 8 months on. None of the legs or anything have snapped off and that's despite it being picked up and along with he big one, a regular in show and tells at my daughtef's school.....☺
Hope this helps inspire you......lol

 

[Phil]

I want to keep the molts or frame them when they get bigger. I log everything as it is,haha.

I have a spreadsheet that covers scientific name, common name, pet name, date purchased, cost, classifications for arboreal/terrestrial, OW/NW, age (sling, juvie, sub adult, adult) and sex along with a plotter for each month to show when each moults that produces a number of charts and tables as well as my fave bit, a chart with the dates and names of moults that's is the shape of a web......lol
I love spreadsheets.....lmao. even have that on a mug at work.

 

[IamKrush]

For the big one:
Just a glass frame where there is basically a box an inch or so deep with a glass insert at the front. Got it from a store in the UK, called IKEA. The skin was taken when fresh and a small piece of aquarium foam inserted into the Carapace and abdomen to plump them up. Then tiny blobs of glue (I used gorilla glue) on the feet and under the Carapce and abdomen sp that it sticks in the desored pose. Note. Gorilla glue expands so craft glue probably better
For the little one:
I bought 10 tiny vials from eBay. They have a rubber cork. All I did was put a fresh moult from a sling and put the cork lid on sealing the air inside. No preservatives at all. Still looks like the pic about 8 months on. None of the legs or anything have snapped off and that's despite it being picked up and along with he big one, a regular in show and tells at my daughtef's school.....☺
Hope this helps inspire you......lol

Thank you! definitely helpful information

 

[Phil]

You are welcome. Please post pics of your final creation ☺

 

[IamKrush]

You are welcome. Please post pics of your final creation ☺

Going to be awhile. Mine are all under a inch atm haha

 

[SpiderDad61]

I have a spreadsheet that covers scientific name, common name, pet name, date purchased, cost, classifications for arboreal/terrestrial, OW/NW, age (sling, juvie, sub adult, adult) and sex along with a plotter for each month to show when each moults that produces a number of charts and tables as well as my fave bit, a chart with the dates and names of moults that's is the shape of a web......lol
I love spreadsheets.....lmao. even have that on a mug at work.

lol I didn't get into it in my op but me too, just about.

 

[SpiderDad61]

Thank you! definitely helpful information

When my big girl, RAMBO, molted for the first time in my care, I posed and mounted her molt bc it was a special one to me. It was my first go at it, and I learned a lot.

 

[IamKrush]

I keep a general log of size when i got them, who ate on feeding days,who molted,who was rehoused, who went in to premolt, who buried them selfs, As well as breeder they came from. I only have 6 and no doubles yet. But i can see myself havig multilple suntigers ,lol.