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MrsHaas · Oct 10, 2014

I have a MF Chaco gold knee and when I got her they said she was over five years old. I've had her a year almost and I'm wondering how long she may take to molt, as I am planning to breed her and I know that i have to wait for a molt before she can "conceive". How long will she be in premolt (her booty is getting dark)? And how frequently do they molt usually. Can't find any articles specifically on molting regarding this specific species. Thanks to anyone that can give me any info. Thx!

MrsHaas · Oct 10, 2014

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Here she is (rhonda) dunno y the pic turned black and white, it's just to get the general size and shape

--J.Haas

cold blood · Oct 10, 2014

Lol, depends on the individual....But I would personally expect at least a 4 month pre-molt, could be double that.

When mine was 3.5" it spend 6 full months in pre-molt...its subsequent molts have been much quicker, but its still young, maybe 4.25".

We can only guess

MrsHaas · Oct 10, 2014

Fair enough my friend, I know it's all variable guess I just gotta wait... Tick tock tick tock

telepatella · Oct 10, 2014

Young adults like her will typically molt once a year - seasonally - except of course if they don't

My adults are in that trend right now. I keep my T's on SoCal temps. Once her rump gets good and dark, and the outermost layer looks transparent the molt will come within a week or a month. Photos of this phase, like most all tarantula photos, don't quite capture that depth of color so keep an eye on it for a noticeable change.

MrsHaas · Oct 10, 2014

Thanks, I've noticed she's much duller than when we first got her. Is there anyway to speed up the process? Like feeding more? Or is that not good for her...

cold blood · Oct 10, 2014

MrsHaas said:
Thanks, I've noticed she's much duller than when we first got her. Is there anyway to speed up the process? Like feeding more? Or is that not good for her...

You can only feed a willing t, very often they go on pretty good pre-molt fasts where food interest will be very low, if not gone completely.

viper69 · Oct 11, 2014

Mine female took an entire year. Good luck!

MrsHaas · Oct 13, 2014

So, good, they won't eat themselves to death then I'm hoping!

Thanks for the lucky wishes

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