Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject: sling trouble
its been three weeks since my B.smithi and L.parahybana stop eating i feed them small crickets and roaches. they tell me there in premolt my question is how long do they stay in premolt?
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject:
It all depends on how old they are.
Can you provide the approximate size of yours? _________________ Visit me @Tarantulas.us
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Brachys can be in pre-molt for a while :p
L. parahybana however can grow like weeds, though I can imagine if it's a larger T, the stage we call pre-molt can take longer between actual molt dates. _________________ coming and invading :)
my b.smithi sling just stays still and i just check on the l.parahybana and found some web so iŽll see what happens this week, i really appreciate the help guys.they are my first so i really want to learn more about this little guys.
BayLee SFBATS Secretary How many Tarantula(s) do you own?: 45
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:45 pm Post subject:
Don't worry if heir abdomen had a normal size.
Here is a pictures to compare yours too:
B. smithi, premolt
I do not currently have any photos of a premolt L. parahybana. _________________ Visit me @Tarantulas.us
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed."
--"The World As I See It," originally published in FORUM AND CENTURY, 1931.
- Albert Einstein "
I speak English, German and Lonish.
L. para will benefit from having higher humidity ~70-80 during the molting process.
Your B. smithi, even at that size, can take months in pre-molt. _________________ coming and invading :)
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed."
--"The World As I See It," originally published in FORUM AND CENTURY, 1931.
- Albert Einstein "
I speak English, German and Lonish.
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