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<blockquote data-quote="Fuzzball79" data-source="post: 38548" data-attributes="member: 3190"><p>I've only had 6 molts since keeping Ts (been keeping less than a year so still a noob) and it does seem to get easier. My Boehmei molted about a month after getting it, but it was dug in a little burrow so I only saw part of it. It molted again not that long ago. It's the long premolt phases (up to a month) that used to get me, lol. </p><p>After the Boehmei's first molt, my A. geniculata molted. I knew she was in premolt as her abdomen was big and shiny, just didn't know when she would go. She didn't web a proper molt mat, but climbed on top of her log to do it. I kept worrying she would fall off it, but she managed just fine. After her molt I had another worry, because she was sitting in a curled up position for ages after. I even got up in the middle of the night to check on her, but she was moving around then. She's in premolt again just now (she looks bloated and greyish and doesn't attack the water droplets as usual, lol).</p><p>IIRC, it was my Boehmei sling again next (either that or the GBB). This time it was in its bottle cap hide (I could just see its bottom) and their was a considerable size and colour difference.</p><p>My GBB sling had a funny molt: It wasn't upside down but nearly the "the right way up" emerging upside down. It all went well anyway and I even managed to photograph some of it. </p><p>After that is was the A. versicolor. It took slightly longer than the slings, being a juve, but again everything went well and it's starting to show some red bristles on its abdomen now. I'm just a bit gutted, I tried to sex the molt, but I think I put to much washing up liquid in the water, or left the molt in it too long, cos it just ripped.</p><p>Last, but not least my T. gigas sling molted like a pro. It even pushed the molt out of its hide for me, thank you. It's legs are a lot longer now, which looks really cute. </p><p>I'm hoping for my LP sling to go next, as it's not eaten for nearly 2 weeks and I'm worried because it's so tiny (1/4 inch if that). I think my P. Metallica sling might go soon, too, as it's off its food.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with your Rosea! Mine doesn't show any signs of molting. She's not fully grown, but they're slow growers anyway. She's got one of her "eats like a pig" phases at the moment, lol, so not even a premolt on the horizon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fuzzball79, post: 38548, member: 3190"] I've only had 6 molts since keeping Ts (been keeping less than a year so still a noob) and it does seem to get easier. My Boehmei molted about a month after getting it, but it was dug in a little burrow so I only saw part of it. It molted again not that long ago. It's the long premolt phases (up to a month) that used to get me, lol. After the Boehmei's first molt, my A. geniculata molted. I knew she was in premolt as her abdomen was big and shiny, just didn't know when she would go. She didn't web a proper molt mat, but climbed on top of her log to do it. I kept worrying she would fall off it, but she managed just fine. After her molt I had another worry, because she was sitting in a curled up position for ages after. I even got up in the middle of the night to check on her, but she was moving around then. She's in premolt again just now (she looks bloated and greyish and doesn't attack the water droplets as usual, lol). IIRC, it was my Boehmei sling again next (either that or the GBB). This time it was in its bottle cap hide (I could just see its bottom) and their was a considerable size and colour difference. My GBB sling had a funny molt: It wasn't upside down but nearly the "the right way up" emerging upside down. It all went well anyway and I even managed to photograph some of it. After that is was the A. versicolor. It took slightly longer than the slings, being a juve, but again everything went well and it's starting to show some red bristles on its abdomen now. I'm just a bit gutted, I tried to sex the molt, but I think I put to much washing up liquid in the water, or left the molt in it too long, cos it just ripped. Last, but not least my T. gigas sling molted like a pro. It even pushed the molt out of its hide for me, thank you. It's legs are a lot longer now, which looks really cute. I'm hoping for my LP sling to go next, as it's not eaten for nearly 2 weeks and I'm worried because it's so tiny (1/4 inch if that). I think my P. Metallica sling might go soon, too, as it's off its food. Good luck with your Rosea! Mine doesn't show any signs of molting. She's not fully grown, but they're slow growers anyway. She's got one of her "eats like a pig" phases at the moment, lol, so not even a premolt on the horizon. [/QUOTE]
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