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I got this LP about 2 months ago, as a 2.5" or so spiderling. It had just molted. About a month after I brought it home, it molted again. Here we are, 2 months out, and it molted AGAIN. The first time it was bigger. This time it's WAY bigger. I was going to take a pic just now when I grabbed the exuvium, but the poor girl got pretty upset about the intrusion (still all squishy and stuff) so I left her alone. I'll get a pic after she hardens up a bit, and hopefully be able to get a usable comparison shot with her last post-molt pic. You can really tell with the size difference between the exuvium legs and her current legs.She did a number on the opisthosoma skin last time and this time, so I'm having trouble teasing it apart to verify sex. Hopefully I can get it unwound after it soaks with a few drops of dishsoap water for a while. She almost tied it in a knot.
I got this LP about 2 months ago, as a 2.5" or so spiderling. It had just molted. About a month after I brought it home, it molted again. Here we are, 2 months out, and it molted AGAIN. The first time it was bigger. This time it's WAY bigger. I was going to take a pic just now when I grabbed the exuvium, but the poor girl got pretty upset about the intrusion (still all squishy and stuff) so I left her alone. I'll get a pic after she hardens up a bit, and hopefully be able to get a usable comparison shot with her last post-molt pic. You can really tell with the size difference between the exuvium legs and her current legs.
She did a number on the opisthosoma skin last time and this time, so I'm having trouble teasing it apart to verify sex. Hopefully I can get it unwound after it soaks with a few drops of dishsoap water for a while. She almost tied it in a knot.