Tarantulas and Spiders

How big is it?
Depending on food intake, temps and growth rates.
I'm trying to think how often mine molt. I'm going to guess 3 times in about 4 months ? I can't remember when I picked them up. Should be in my records but I don't really keep track of molts.

ok cool

I'll just be sure to log in on iHerp

Just found this cool link on T anatomy....I thought it was cool as a noob


http://www.thespiderdiaries.co.uk/t3d/

Won't work on my phone.

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Originally Posted by Mephibosheth1

Thank you guys SOOOooooo much for helping me out; I wouldn't have survived without you:bow:

I feel that now I know he will eat that he has a good chance of making it (as long as I don't screw something up), so thank you for helping me get through this first stage.

Next up: me freaking out about him molting!! :gj:

how often do the molt?? (my friend was actually asking me this, and I didn't know what to tell him)

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As a general rule, it correlates with how often you feed. Could be every six weeks, could be one a year. There's always exceptions though. I have an Avic avic that's molted only three times in a year. I have an Aphonopelma hentzi that molts twice a year. I have Psalmos that molt monthly.

Premolt can last just days up to months, and they won't eat. Usually. I've had some eat the day before molting.

My versi molted about once every two to three months. That was with being fed 2 to 3 times a month.

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Also give a week after molting before you feed. Their fangs need time to harden.

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Originally Posted by 3skulls

How big is it?
Depending on food intake, temps and growth rates.
I'm trying to think how often mine molt. I'm going to guess 3 times in about 4 months ? I can't remember when I picked them up. Should be in my records but I don't really keep track of molts.

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It's about 0.75"-1".....about the size of a quarter

Fishing spider
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/10/05/u7y8ebe5.jpg


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How would I tell if the enclosure is too dry??

I've been spraying a little bit of water in there every afternoon, and have the bottlecap (though I don't have it filled all the way)

Just wondering.....his movements have been a little jerky recently, and he still hasn't webbed

Thats too wet. Just give him a mist like once a week, thats it.