T Molting Support Group for Noobs*

[LadyFang618]

Not usually and I've only had this one a couple of weeks but looking at how much it's grown with this moult I think I might have to consider moving it to a bigger container.

Yay, u should take pics of the rehouse! Or maybe even a video *hint hint* he he he I love watching the rehouse videos from the hobbyists on YouTube. Do u have a YouTube ennie?


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[kormath]

Finally molt with pics.

Flash, my GBB, molted 5/17

And Zeb, my A. seemanni, molted probably 4 days ago, 5/15, the molt looks dried out stuffed at the back of the burrow.

 

[Enn49]

Just moulted, Tapinauchenius violaceus, Kutari, really showing that purple now .

 

[Calico]

What do I look for as a possible premolt? As we've only had our first one for a little over 2 weeks and still a little nervous, we have set it up in the garage (man cave). I set up a camera so I could watch him at night. There has been little to no activity, he never leaves his log house. The other night I was watching him and he was all over his tank. Up the walls, hanging on the top. This went on for a few hours. The next morning, he had dug a burrow under his water dish and hasn't been out since. His dish is full of soil but I don't want to disturb it to put more water in it. Is this a possible premolt? We fed him one cricket and he must have ate it as it's gone. I can't tell if there is a web in the burrow. What do I need to do to make sure he will be ok? Humidity, feeding, water, etc? We are going to bring him into the house as with the hot weather we've been having it is really hot in the garage. Thanks for any info!

 

[Enn49]

Normally their butt will darken and they will begin to refuse food during premoult. Some Ts will hide away for months so I wouldn't worry about that. If he's filled his bowl and burrowed under it the easiest solution is to give him another bowl if there is room, I've had 3-4 bowls in T containers before because the T kept burying it.

 

[kormath]

What do I look for as a possible premolt? As we've only had our first one for a little over 2 weeks and still a little nervous, we have set it up in the garage (man cave). I set up a camera so I could watch him at night. There has been little to no activity, he never leaves his log house. The other night I was watching him and he was all over his tank. Up the walls, hanging on the top. This went on for a few hours. The next morning, he had dug a burrow under his water dish and hasn't been out since. His dish is full of soil but I don't want to disturb it to put more water in it. Is this a possible premolt? We fed him one cricket and he must have ate it as it's gone. I can't tell if there is a web in the burrow. What do I need to do to make sure he will be ok? Humidity, feeding, water, etc? We are going to bring him into the house as with the hot weather we've been having it is really hot in the garage. Thanks for any info!

what species and size is it? that sounds normal for some slings.

 

[Enn49]

what species and size is it? that sounds normal for some slings.

See http://www.tarantulaforum.com/threads/accidental-newby-from-california.19714/#post-116336

 

[kormath]

My son's B. hamorii molted yesterday, no pics of it yet.

My B. sabulosum molted while I was at work today.

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[Adraps11]

I'm worried about my G. Pulchripes. She's spun the web mat down for a few days, rested all day yesterday, and for most of today has been propped up against the side of the plastic enclosure. I am hoping she's just resting, before flipping over to molt. As far as I can tell she hasn't split open the carapace yet, nor does it seem like she's trying or struggling to do so. That would be bad! They always do this to me everytime! What is cool is that she molted on May 25th of last year! *fingers crossed*

 

[MantisRCool]

My P. Ornata just molted today, I got it a week ago as one of 2 of my first tarantulas ever, and the guy said it molted, so I was a bit worried cause it wasn't eating. Morning I saw it poking out of its hideout and in the afternoon I saw sometthing crumpled on the substrate and thougt it's dead. But then I saw the spider is still in the hole and its just the skin

 

[Enn49]

My P. Ornata just molted today, I got it a week ago as one of 2 of my first tarantulas ever, and the guy said it molted, so I was a bit worried cause it wasn't eating. Morning I saw it poking out of its hideout and in the afternoon I saw sometthing crumpled on the substrate and thougt it's dead. But then I saw the spider is still in the hole and its just the skin

Congrats on your first moult.

 

[MantisRCool]

Thank you

 

[kormath]

So here's my biggest T Zeldas moult
View attachment 24313
I have a question for anyone with experience of this...View attachment 24314
It's a crap pic but he has a red ball on his left pedipalp.... I've never seen this before??

Zelda is actually Link

 

[kormath]

few molts over the weekend i found last night while feeding.

G. pulchra "Satin"
N. coloratovilosus "Duke"
B. emilia "Emilia"
B. albiceps "Thug"

Maybe even more as i'm feeding my son's tonight

 

[MantisRCool]

Hello, update on my molts my P. ornata molted again, starting to look real pretty, but I'm gonna have to move her to a bigger appartment I think. Also my Nhandu molted, she's pretty big now and my newest tarantula P. rufilata is hidden inside its cork tube, so I hope it will come out bigger and is not dead. It used to be out often before, now it blocked the entrance and doesm't come out at all.

 

[jackys]

So my G. porteri is eating again after molting 11 days ago. That was super exciting because it was the first molt I'd ever seen (I'm new at this). Now it looks like my little B. hamorii is about to molt too!

The B. hamorii is something like 2.5-3" DLS. The dealer (Jamie's Tarantulas) told me that she last molted in May or June. She had a couple pale bald spots on her abdomen, and these recently turned black. Her abdomen is also getting quite plump, but I'm not sure if it's "molting soon" plump or "OMG ABOUT TO BURST" plump.

With my G. porteri, I offered food once a week and removed uneaten food after 24 hours, and it worked out fine. However, it did stress me out a bit, because I kept worrying that she would molt in the 24 hours between offering food and removing it. Now I'm worrying about that with my B. hamorii, too.

...Which brings me to my extremely noobish question. I've heard that some T's will eat up to the day before a molt, but is there any benefit to it? I know they can go weeks or even months without eating, so I'm considering whether I should just stop offering food until after the molt (+ 1 week hardening time).

 

[Enn49]

Well done Pumpkin

 

[IamKrush]

You tell who's American and who is not by the spelling of "molt" and "moult" XD

 

[IamKrush]

View attachment 27580 had an unexpected moult that has put a big smile on my face.
My H.Pulchripes ^^^ had a bad moult and lost 3 limbs and a pedi, was like this for ages... I checked on it a few days ago and it looked terrible but the abdomen was plump, still thought it was gonna die..

Good to see it pulled through

 

[Enn49]

@Shampain Congrats. It amazes me the way they can grow back lost limbs so easily.