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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 72788" data-attributes="member: 4199">they hide in the burrows with an opening for food to crawl down and become room service.  When they go into premolt they'll block off all openings and make you pull your hair out waiting for them to molt and open a hole again.  once they get around 1.5" it seems they come to the surface so you can see them.  My B. albo and B. boehmei have both done this, all my other Brachy slings aren't quite that big yet so i'm waiting to see if it's true with them also.My G. pulchra is in premolt hiding in his hide.  The only T i have so far that uses a hide to hide in <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />  the G. puchripes has burrowed down in the corner of the amac box so he's always visible and is in premolt so he's blocked the starter burrow off.  The A. seemanni is the only exception to the slings hiding for months.  He's only 1/2-3/4" and is always out in the open when i check on them, and he's also in premolt.</blockquote>