B.smithi molting again already!!??

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NightCrawler

Arachnoknight
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I found my 4" B.smithi making a molting mat earlyer to day and this evening it flipped over an is molting right now. But what I don't understand is why it is molting since it molted about 2½ month ago :? And from what I can tell there has not been anything that could have provocked such an early molt. From what I have heard B.smithi's grow really slow and only molt about once a year.
Have any of you had any similar experinces or just any thoughts about this??
 
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esmoot

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B. smithi usually are pretty slow growers. At 4" 2.5 months is not really unusual, especially for a male. When it is an adult and if it were a female, it would molt once a year or less.
 
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Originally posted by NightCrawler
Damn I had ID it as female...Guess I was wrong then :8o
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I'm not saying it is but males tend to grow faster.
 
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NightCrawler

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Just examined the shed skin and their no flap so it turns out to be male :(
Anyone know how many years a male B.smithi can live?
 
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If he was 4" before the molt he will mature on the next molt or 2. After he matures he has from a few months to about a year to live.

If I were you I would start looking for a future mate for him.
 
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TheWidowsPeak

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that shouldnt be a problem since everyone wants to breed them pretty much and you sholdnt have a problem getting rid of slings
 
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