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Very long slow process for this Genus.
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T stirmi question
- Thread starter Johnnyp1987
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Tell me about it haha, but patience is the key i suppose.
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Yep. And the bigger they get, the longer it takes! Mine (adult female) fasted almost three months in her burrow before molting. She's huge.
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Its worth the wait though to see any T grow, especially these when they reach a collosal size. My missus thinks zeus is ugly but i think different haha
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I think keeping the abdomen the same size as the carapace is a little on the skinny size. Some of my Theraphosa slings have had an abdomen similar in size to the carapace right after a molt, and they weren't obese before that. However, definitely don't want to get them too fat.
The smaller of my two slings was in premolt for nearly 3 weeks, and refused food for that whole period. The other, which just molted, did so only a week after its last meal. As I recall, my T. apophysis in the past didn't take very long in premolt as slings either.
The smaller of my two slings was in premolt for nearly 3 weeks, and refused food for that whole period. The other, which just molted, did so only a week after its last meal. As I recall, my T. apophysis in the past didn't take very long in premolt as slings either.
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Update - its flipped [emoji2]
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Its about time [emoji1]
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Well at long last zeus has molted, if u look on the left of the pic you can see one of the nice new fangs. Ive pulled the molt, the abdomen was in a pretty bad way but ive unfolded it the best i can and i think its a female. Molt measures 4.5 inch.
Also my female b smithi arrived today, looks like shes due a molt soon.
Also my female b smithi arrived today, looks like shes due a molt soon.
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Nice smithi, looks pretty dark too so molt in a week or two. Its colors will be sharper by then.
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She molted yesterday, was quite a suprise actually, i moved her into a new enclosure as the one i put her in when she arrived was just temporary whilst i was waiting for the new one to be delivered, she had a wonder around then went and dug in behind one of the fake plants in the back corner and stayed there, i checked yesterday evening and she had molted [emoji2]
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Premolt Periods can Drag on for a long time. Even my 3/4 inch B smithi sling. been in premolt for a little over a month still hasn't molted. Awesome Spiders btw.
