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Molting; how long?

DVirginiana

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My adult G. rosea just flipped over to molt about an hour ago. Just curious how long I should expect the molt to last? My baby B. smithi has molted for me before, but I wasn't around for most of it. This will be the first time for the rosea.
 

Fuzzball79

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I've had mine molt, ranging from about 30 minutes (P. met sling) to nearly 4 hours (A. Genic SAF), although the latter one seemed longer. I've read somewhere that if it reached the 24 hour mark, that's when to get concerned.
 

Tgirl1010

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Congrats on a successful molt. I have had a couple on their back for around 10 or so hours before starting to molt, so patience is key. :)
 

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