Help A.Versicolor Molt

[Samantha Lewis]

Ok so im pretty new to the tarantula hobby . I have a 4 inch Chilean rose & an A.versicolor sling that I bought at about 3/4 of an inch. A month ago . Last night I experienced my first molt as a T pet owner. My Versicolor is a little bigger than an inch now and I'm super thrilled. Problem is I successfully retrieved the molt and began to examine it and realized the abdomen is missing from molt . Just legs and carapace. Is it still on the sling ? Should I be worried? Humidity has been in upper 80 percentage.

 

[Kymura]

its probably not missing, on the little guys it curls up tight and its hard to spot, some of them also chew up or shred their molts,
if the spider looks ok and is moving around or stretched out hardening from molting I wouldn't worry about it hun.
Picture of the sling would help?

 

[kormath]

The abdomen is that little thread looking thing that holds the top of the carapace to the legs. Like @Kymura said it rolls up really tight. Here's a pic as example -

 

[Samantha Lewis]

its probably not missing, on the little guys it curls up tight and its hard to spot, some of them also chew up or shred their molts,
if the spider looks ok and is moving around or stretched out hardening from molting I wouldn't worry about it hun.
Picture of the sling would help?

 

[Samantha Lewis]

Ok worry is gone , Thank you both. I didn't know the abdomen did that when they molted, I looked closer and saw exactly what you were talkin about along w' the spinnerets

 

[Kymura]

Ok worry is gone , Thank you both. I didn't know the abdomen did that when they molted, I looked closer and saw exactly what you were talkin about along w' the spinnerets View attachment 18717

Awesome hun glad you have no worries now. Your baby looks great

 

[kormath]

Yes, that's a beautiful avic. He's started to web well too you might put in a few more fake plants for him to anchor webs on, then he'll make web tunnels in them.