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ok I bought a 1/2 inch P. irminia maybe a month ago and since then it has molted three times and is about an inch and a half now I was wondering if this is normal and if there are any other t's that grow this fast?
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what is "normal" in theraphosids is still largely unknown.
I would say that powerfed this species (Psalmopoeus irminia) could grow quickly.
Another species that grows extremely fast to a large size from spiderling to subadult/adult would by Lasiodora parahybana.
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Paul
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but the thing is I didnt really powerfeed it maybe one small cricket per molt. and it grew regardless it even outgrew my usambara which really blew my mind
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In my many molt records I'd have to say the P. ornata and P. cambridgi grow faster than anything else. 3/4" per molt which was just about every month as a sub-adult.
Not sure on the P. irminia since I don't have one. But, my brothers grew like a weed also.
Jim B.
Tom Schumm @ bighairyspiders.com has all of his molt records and his seem to confirm what I have experienced.
Not sure on the P. irminia since I don't have one. But, my brothers grew like a weed also.
Jim B.
Tom Schumm @ bighairyspiders.com has all of his molt records and his seem to confirm what I have experienced.
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I dont know if this helps but my Psalmopoeus irminia has the following molt record and I keep it pretty much at 76F and 60-70% (at least in the cabinet). I also tend to feed it 2 large crix a week when it feeds.
Received: 2/10/03 ½”
Molt: 2/20/03 ¾"
Molt: 3/15/03 1½”
Molt: 4/22/03 2”
Molt: 5/29/03 2¼”
Molt: 7/18/03 3+
Jeff
Received: 2/10/03 ½”
Molt: 2/20/03 ¾"
Molt: 3/15/03 1½”
Molt: 4/22/03 2”
Molt: 5/29/03 2¼”
Molt: 7/18/03 3+
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But, I have yet to see a molt record for a Pampho or Xenesthis. I've always been curious to how fast these grow.
Jim B.
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On my shelf it is the the P. regalis. I've got the parahybana and the irminia...but this regalis went from 2.5" to 6" inches in 2 months. Non of mine have been that fast.
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yeah granted they were big crickets. but just one per molt and it molted the first week I had it, then about two weeks later, then again last night.
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That's really wierd. I have 4 of them and they all have grown at the same rate. A little slower than a P. cambridgi or P. ornata, about 1/2" every month as a sub.
Maybe you have a mutant
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I got a 12mm Poecilotheria Regalis on 30th October 2002. It matured at a size just under 7" on August 17th... wooo!
It was male
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Dude ... I don't know what you are talking about, but my Pamphobeteus sp. "platyomma" seems to increse 30-40% in size every moult. I got him as a 1" spiderling in february or something, and it is about 5" right now, I wouldn't call that slow.
Xenesthis immanis, bought about 2 months or so ago, moulted twice, and is just very big, well, leggy at least.
So I'd say I don't really agree with you on that one
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Re: In my exp...........
Jim B.
I don't agree and I powerfeed both of mine. As a sub they grow a good inch every molt, but it takes atleast 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 months for each molt to occur. As opposed to my P. ornata's that would grow 3/4" every month. To give you an idea, I bought two 1" ornata slings in February and they both matured a month ago.
Jim B.
Dude......My statement comes from my personal experience and from published literature. I know Marshall has said that X. immanis is a slow grower, even as slings.
Dude...........you have 2 slings or 1 sling and 1 juvie at best. Not enough to really even comment about growth rates.
I have Pamphobeteus antinous 1 adult female and 1 sub-adult female, Pamphobeteus platyomma 1 mature male and one sub-adult male, Pamphobeteus sp. Equador Red and Black sub-adult female, Pamphobeteus sp. Malacha Birdeater sub-adult female and Xenesthis immanis sub-adult male. It is not a complete collection of Pamphobeteus and Xenesthis but I think I've had them long enough to agree with others that they are slow growers.
Slings do have a faster molt cycle so when yours get a bit older things will slow down.
Dude...........you have 2 slings or 1 sling and 1 juvie at best. Not enough to really even comment about growth rates.
I have Pamphobeteus antinous 1 adult female and 1 sub-adult female, Pamphobeteus platyomma 1 mature male and one sub-adult male, Pamphobeteus sp. Equador Red and Black sub-adult female, Pamphobeteus sp. Malacha Birdeater sub-adult female and Xenesthis immanis sub-adult male. It is not a complete collection of Pamphobeteus and Xenesthis but I think I've had them long enough to agree with others that they are slow growers.
Slings do have a faster molt cycle so when yours get a bit older things will slow down.
Re: Re: In my exp...........
Yea............I figured someone would disagree, but there are so many variables to consider. Temps..........genetics...........volume of food. I don't power feed, and my 2 Poecilotheria have been left in the dust by my 2 T.blondi. The Pokes are mature, in about the same amount of time as yours, but the T.blondis are only 6 months old and are just growing like crazy, documented by my records. They get such a huge carapace, and structure, at such a young age, compared to pokes, who are all legs in comparison.