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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Phil" data-source="post: 180845" data-attributes="member: 4151"><p>did you say bellatrix  moulted yesterday? (15.9.20) and  you have picked her up today (16.9.20)??? Please tell me I got that wrong as notwithstanding the fact you are handling a spider which is typically frowned upon, you have done so within 24hours of a moult when the spider is at it's most vulnerable and still recovering from the moult. typically this takes 7 to 10 days for an adult and they really do need leaving alone to recover. I am not trying to be rude, but please dont handle spiders.....especially after a moult. Thank you and apologies if I misread the post as it reads as though the sequence of events are all within 24 hours.</p></blockquote><p></p>