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Is my T. stirmi in premolt?
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<blockquote data-quote="Phil" data-source="post: 179529" data-attributes="member: 4151"><p>If in pre moult it is the very very early stages. The colours underneath the skin do not really show any signs of darkening as the hairs form underneath.</p><p></p><p>Be wary of too many mice in the diet for a couple of reasons </p><p>1. The mouse may bite and damage your T and </p><p>2. the extra calcium found in mammals rather than invertebrates have sometimes been attributed to problems with moulting as the old exoskeleton becomes too hard to remove.</p><p></p><p>The last point is an extreme example and probably only relevant if fed solely on a diet of mammals or other vertebrates but just thought I would mention. </p><p></p><p>Looks nice and plump and a shortage of crickets would not cause any issues for a few months anyway <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phil, post: 179529, member: 4151"] If in pre moult it is the very very early stages. The colours underneath the skin do not really show any signs of darkening as the hairs form underneath. Be wary of too many mice in the diet for a couple of reasons 1. The mouse may bite and damage your T and 2. the extra calcium found in mammals rather than invertebrates have sometimes been attributed to problems with moulting as the old exoskeleton becomes too hard to remove. The last point is an extreme example and probably only relevant if fed solely on a diet of mammals or other vertebrates but just thought I would mention. Looks nice and plump and a shortage of crickets would not cause any issues for a few months anyway :) [/QUOTE]
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