P. regalis and new molt getting stuck?

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My male P. regalis is about the size of my hand now. He can still fit inside the mini tree stump inside the enclosure and hasn't really made a new home in the larger hollow tree.

Is there any chance of getting stuck inside a small hollow tree once it is ready to move from a new molt? Or will it "just know" not to molt there?
 
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They won't get stuck, they've been molting for several hundred million years and have a pretty good idea of what to look for in a molting chamber. If the retreat is too tight, they'll spin a sheet and do it in the open.
 
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Poec54 said:
They won't get stuck, they've been molting for several hundred millions years and have a pretty good idea of what to look for in a molting chamber. If the retreat is too tight, they'll spin a sheet and do it in the open.
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Ah, thanks!

I'm also wondering about when he does come out to play on the glass. I never see the classic arboreal 4 legs front 4 legs back pose. His legs are always spread out in an even circle. I don't keep it very warm or moist. He feeds and molts just fine though.
 
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My Poecs are usually in the '4 front-4 back' pose when they're on the sides of their cages, and usually facing downwards. That's an arboreal preference. I have 1/2" H maculata slings that do that too.
 
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Poec54 said:
My Poecs are usually in the '4 front-4 back' pose when they're on the sides of their cages, and usually facing downwards. That's an arboreal preference. I have 1/2" H maculata slings that do that too.
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I guess the important thing is that it is active and feeding. I'm going to experiment with the temperature and moisture levels to see what happens.
 
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Poec54 said:
My Poecs are usually in the '4 front-4 back' pose when they're on the sides of their cages, and usually facing downwards. That's an arboreal preference. I have 1/2" H maculata slings that do that too.
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Yeah Aboreals love this pose, makes them easier to measure too.
 
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Poec54 said:
They won't get stuck, they've been molting for several hundred million years and have a pretty good idea of what to look for in a molting chamber. If the retreat is too tight, they'll spin a sheet and do it in the open.
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If only my P irminia's evolution would catch up, it picks the TIGHTEST spots possible. Fortunately my rufilata doesn't!
 
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viper69 said:
If only my P irminia's evolution would catch up, it picks the TIGHTEST spots possible.
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That's probably not coincidence, in the wild they may need to do that. Living all across the world in a variety of habitats, tarantulas have developed many different approaches that work for their specific conditions.
 
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Poec54 said:
That's probably not coincidence, in the wild they may need to do that. Living all across the world in a variety of habitats, tarantulas have developed many different approaches that work for their specific conditions.
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Yep, two times in a row it has done this. The first time, lost 4 legs all at once, the second time, they all grew back!, but it lost one and a pedipalp. Fortunately it's must better off now, and not so secretive as it used to be.
 
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