Thrixopelma pruriens moulting

[Enn49]

I rehoused this little one this afternoon and 3 hours later found Putani on its back about to moult. Luckily I hadn't filled the water bowl up yet.

3.27pm just after rehouse

6.21pm

7.59pm

8.36pm

8.55pm

9.25pm

 

[Arachnoclown]

Yes!!! In the water bowl. I love it when they molt there!!!

 

[Enn49]

Yes!!! In the water bowl. I love it when they molt there!!!

Luckily it was empty then but I have been able to fill it now.

 

[Arachnoclown]

It's still ok if theres water in it....the book lungs are up in the air.

 

[Enn49]

It's still ok if theres water in it....the book lungs are up in the air.

I know but it doesn't seem right somehow. It did look cute, as though it was reclining in a comfy chair.

 

[Arachnoclown]

The first time I saw one do that I freaked out too. I had a sling do it once in its dish...it actually was floating. Seamed so wrong.

 

[Enn49]

I've had them moult on top of a webbed bowl before but it just seemed odd that it chose to do it in a plastic bowl rather than on the substrate.
It's now sitting in the water.

 

[ilovebrachys]

I've had them moult on top of a webbed bowl before but it just seemed odd that it chose to do it in a plastic bowl rather than on the substrate.
It's now sitting in the water.

Thanks for the update on putani @Enn49 I was wondering how the moult was going after your earlier post

 

[Enn49]

It all went fine, only 6 hours from rehouse to being back on its feet.

 

[Enn49]

Still sitting on the water bowl but looking good

 

[ilovebrachys]

Still sitting on the water bowl but looking good

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putani favourite spot must be the water bowl! looking lovely after the moult

 

[WolfSpider]

Beautiful spider Ennie! You can always put another water bowl in there in a different spot—but I’m sure you know that (Like Robin trying to tell Batman how to fight crime).

 

[Enn49]

Beautiful spider Ennie! You can always put another water bowl in there in a different spot—but I’m sure you know that (Like Robin trying to tell Batman how to fight crime).

I tried that with my little C. sp. boquete. It had filled the 1st one with sub and just sat on it so I put a bowl of nice clean water at the other side of its container and spent the next few hours watching the sling carefully drag the clean bowl all the way across until it was just covering the edge of the original one where she sat on the wet sub in the bowl.