T Molting Support Group for Noobs*

[Enn49]

My little Ami sp Panama, Palma, has moulted today. It ate last night, grabbing 2 crickets before they touched the substrate so I suspected nothing. Although Palma hasn't burrowed, it hides under a leaf so I rarely see more than legs. Today it was a bit more visible and then as I took a photo I spotted the moult.

The mangled looking leg is off the old exo, fell off as I was removing it.

 

[RedCapTrio]

Got home to a freshly molted Dos Chac!


Guess where's the molt? Here it is!




This molt looks male.

 

[Matt<3Ts]

Caught in the act! My A. Chacoana.

 

[Enn49]

@Matt<3Ts Congrats on the moult and on getting some great photos.

 

[Matt<3Ts]

@Matt<3Ts Congrats on the moult and on getting some great photos.

Thanks Enn, only possible at the weekend. [emoji16]

 

[Kymura]

My LP sling molted again, had/is having a bit of a hard time, molted all but its spinnerets.
After waiting a full day I finally lightly touched them with some VG on the tip of an eyeliner brush.
It "seems" to be ok now super worried though, love my LP.
On an up note my G pulchripes actually has a bit of color after last molt and earned itself a new enclosure along with my Haplalopus sp. Columbia
^.^

 

[RedCapTrio]

My LP sling molted again, had/is having a bit of a hard time, molted all but its spinnerets.
After waiting a full day I finally lightly touched them with some VG on the tip of an eyeliner brush.
It "seems" to be ok now super worried though, love my LP.
On an up note my G pulchripes actually has a bit of color after last molt and earned itself a new enclosure along with my Haplalopus sp. Columbia
^.^

I hope your LP will pull through. Just as long as the old skin is all off, then it should be fine.

 

[MadCow]

I have an older, not surd how old, Aphonopelma Hentzi that was given to me a few months ago. He ate well and was very active and started acting weird. He would pace the cage slowly while moving his legs up and down, flip over and then go back to pacing. Now he has flipped over and was slowly moving his legs for the first day and now for the last 2 days absolutely nothing. I am presume he is molting but I am starting to think something has gone wrong. I have kept the temp at around 72 and humidity between 65 - 90. I couldn't help it, but i touched one of his legs and was stiff and sorra hard. I will give it a few more days I guess before I intervene.

 

[Enn49]

@MadCow Fingers crossed all goes well for him.


I had 2 moults yesterday. First was my Cyriopagopus sp. Midnight Blue (formerly Haplopelma sp. Midnight Blue), Midnight, right at the bottom of its container so no phot yet.

Then my Cyriocosmus bertae, Inca, came out into the open to moult

 

[Fuzzball79]

What is it with Avics and their long premolts lol? My Versi has sealed herself for 4 days now and I can't see anything of her. With her long molt phases and my G. Roseas winter fasting months, they really teach me patience...

 

[VanessaS]

I finally lightly touched them with some VG on the tip of an eyeliner brush.
It "seems" to be ok now super worried though, love my LP.

Does VG = Vegetable Glycerin?

 

[kormath]

Tried to get pics but they didn't turn out well. H. triseriatus molted, not sure when he's hiding from the world still.

LP molted Wednesday.

Got a number in premolt now - GBB Flash, B. smithi, A. seemanni, G. pulchra, G. rosea, B. albo Moe, and G. pulchripes.

 

[Enn49]

Cyriocosmus bertae, Inca. This was Inca's 5th moult since it came to me 11 months ago and these are all its old exos. Yes the exo in the circle was the first and shows just how tiny Inca was. The paper they're on is 3"x3"

 

[VanessaS]

I'm going to keep better records this time. I do have some of my girls molts in a box, but most are missing. I often take them to show people and I probably never got them back.

 

[Kymura]

Does VG = Vegetable Glycerin?

Yes sorry! I almost always have some as I mix ejuice 0.o

 

[Enn49]

The Cyriopagopus sp. Midnight Blue (formerly Haplopelma sp. Midnight Blue), Midnight put in an appearance this evening after its moult

Through the side of the container


Looking down into the container. I was amazed to be able to get this photo as it usually runs at the slightest disturbance

 

[Enn49]

My Cyriocosmus bertae, Inca, has also appeared now

 

[RedCapTrio]

I have an older, not surd how old, Aphonopelma Hentzi that was given to me a few months ago. He ate well and was very active and started acting weird. He would pace the cage slowly while moving his legs up and down, flip over and then go back to pacing. Now he has flipped over and was slowly moving his legs for the first day and now for the last 2 days absolutely nothing. I am presume he is molting but I am starting to think something has gone wrong. I have kept the temp at around 72 and humidity between 65 - 90. I couldn't help it, but i touched one of his legs and was stiff and sorra hard. I will give it a few more days I guess before I intervene.

What happened to its abdomen? Is it a mature male? Please update as to how he is.

 

[Enn49]

Last night I got this shot of Sable, my Lampropelma sp. Borneo Black sitting at the entrance to her hole which is fairly rare


Then this afternoon I found this

 

[Fuzzball79]

My LP just molted. It went dark just 2 days ago and today it flipped over. No longer a Pipsqueak, it seems to have caught up with my GBB and G. Actaeon.

I think (and it might be wishful thinking) there is a slight crescent shaped flap present