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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fluffytocatl" data-source="post: 242546" data-attributes="member: 51102">What it says basically. My first tarantula (t. albo) molted for the first time since I've had her, and I've been trying to be very careful not to disturb her afterwards and making sure there's water in there for her to rehydrate. I know the goal is to not feed again until her exoskeleton has molted, but I've seen a wide range of timeframes (from 1 week to a month for an adult depending on size) and I'm not entirely sure what to look for or how to know I'm looking at the right thing. Her fangs look black to me, but they're also in a reddish area of her body and I'm not sure if maybe they're also red at the tips or pale at the base and unhardened? I also noticed the underside of her joints being shiny a few days after the molt and they're not quite so shiny anymore, but I don't honestly remember what her joints looked like before she molted. I wasn't exactly looking closely at her elbows, lol.Low quality spood pics to demonstrate what I mean:[ATTACH=full]77668[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]77669[/ATTACH]For reference, it's been two weeks exactly since she molted, and she's a mature female. If I had to guess based on my information, I think she may be ready to try feeding again, but I want to doublecheck just in case, because I don't want to damage her fangs. Could I get some confirmation, and maybe some tips about how to know for sure I'm looking at a hardened exoskeleton?</blockquote>

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