Are we in premolt?

Joseppi189 · May 12, 2015

Any opinions on premolt for either of these little guys? ones a 2" G. pulchripes and the other is a 5.5" A. metallica, both not eating. :coffee:

yodaxtreme545 · May 12, 2015

I'm not sure about your T's but I'm due for a molt any day now

pyro fiend · May 12, 2015

to me neither really look like they have darkening on the abd. did you just get them? renovate their enclosures or rehouse?

lalberts9310 · May 12, 2015

Doesn't look like pre-molt to me.. they will really darken up when in pre-molt, and the whole abdomen will become shiny

Visit link : http://ltastudent.lodiusd.net/Maggies/Images/PreMoltComparison.jpg

The T with the dark bald abdomen is the T in pre-molt...

hamhock 74 · May 13, 2015

Take a look through here for examples of tarantulas in premolt:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/sho...pre-molt-looks-like&highlight=premolt+picture

Joseppi189 · May 13, 2015

Guess not then. Ya they got put in new enclosures a couple weeks ago, must still be settling in.

pyro fiend · May 13, 2015

Iv had a T take up to a month to eat in a new cage.. You def will know when premolt. Tho xp

cold blood · May 13, 2015

That pulchripes may not be quite there, but its close...probably close enough that it may refuse food till next molt....don't fret if it doesn't eat and don't feel compelled to continue offering if it does refuse.

Joseppi189 · May 13, 2015

cold blood said:
That pulchripes may not be quite there, but its close...probably close enough that it may refuse food till next molt....don't fret if it doesn't eat and don't feel compelled to continue offering if it does refuse.

ya hes refusing, i try every couple days. amazing little spider, love him! thanks for the help again cold blood! you and poec54 are especially helpful with everything.
i appreciate it, i want to be the best keeper i can be.

cold blood · May 13, 2015

Joseppi189 said:
i want to be the best keeper i can be.

And that's what we want as well:wink: Any time bud!

pyro fiend · May 13, 2015

cold blood said:
And that's what we want as well:wink: Any time bud!

aaaand now iv got the poke'mon [gen1] theme song in my head

GG80 · May 14, 2015

I agree that neither look like they are in heavy pre-molt. However, I have a B. boehmei sling that suprises me everytime it molts. It has never displayed the dark shiney abdomen associated with pre-molt. It's a pretty bad eater aswell, maybe 3-4 times between molts, so I cant even judge pre-molt by its eating habits either.
I wouldn't worry too much if your Ts don't eat too much as their abdomens look good and healthy in your pics.

Joseppi189 · May 15, 2015

just an update, cold blood, you were right! look at her now! heavy pre-molt, her abdomen turned all black now. from what ive read that means she could pop out any day now.

pyro fiend · May 16, 2015

Doesnt look as black as it could be looks mid premolt to me but she is now official premolt xp

Joseppi189 · May 16, 2015

Ya flash kinda lightened it up, looks black in person haha

pyro fiend · May 16, 2015

Well by black as it could mean i meanwhen they are like days away from a molt usually its about as black as obsidian and about as shiny as lava glass xD

cold blood · May 16, 2015

pyro fiend said:
Well by black as it could mean i meanwhen they are like days away from a molt usually its about as black as obsidian and about as shiny as lava glass xD

I agree...that dark rump phase could last weeks or months with some...but once you see it get shiny, start looking for a molting mat, cause now its getting close.

Joseppi189 · May 19, 2015

so i have a follow up question.. for some reason, she decided to come out of her hide and chill in the corner here and push up some substrate as like a borrow-ish thing..
A. do they usually ignore their hides and do their own thing like that or is something not ideal with the hide?
B. in that little corner she can barely fit, do they not need much room to molt?
its a spider with instincts and she clearly put effort into her little nook so im sure everything is normal but im asking for educational purposes.

cold blood · May 19, 2015

Whoa man, that set-up needs some work. There's WAY too much vertical space, which is dangerous, especially for a pre-molt terrestrial. Adding more sub will make it safer as well as provide deeper sub for the t to burrow, and when smaller, this species loves to burrow. The hide is also too big for that t, they like tight places to make them feel secure. Think of it like this, they would be more comfortable (if human) under the bed, than in in a church...I also suggest partially burying any hide you use to reduce the space and encourage burrowing.

Don't worry about where it chooses to molt, its done this many times before and it knows what its doing.:wink:

Joseppi189 · May 19, 2015

should i screw with it now? or wait till after the molt

Are we in premolt?

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