I just finished checking on everybody, and everyone is fine. There were 11 new molts tonight. I did forget to mention earlier that one of the littlest ones died. It was one of the smallest and hadn't molted yet and didn't feed regularly. So much for weak genes. I am still concerned about the two small ones that seem so timid. They both have molted, but just sit hunched up with their legs pulled in tight to their bodies all the time. They can't do this all the time, because they have been eating. I wonder if they are more photosensitive than the others or perhaps more sensitive to disturbances. Sigh. I truly don't expect them to make it, but we shall see. Only time will tell.

  I had after the first week marked 3 containers for myself to be ones that I would keep. My reason for wanting these three was mainly based on their eagerness to feed. I thought that they would grow quickly, but as time has passed, they aren't growing as fast as many of the others... I keep thinking about the book "The Tarantula Keeper's Guide". In this book the authors put down the thought that perhaps some of the faster growing spiderlings might perhaps be males so as to grow and mature rapidly. If this is indeed true, then I should be glad mine are not growing so fast as the others, since males only live a fraction of the time females do. Below is a photo of one of the little ones who molted today. I interrupted him molting in a not very normal position(right side up).

In about a day, it'll be hungry and ready to eat.