All right. Tonight there are some changes. Of course, the largest one went to its new owner today. Colby was so happy and had it out walking around on his hand  -  which is probably really good. If its used to handling as a baby, then maybe it won't be as stressful when it's larger - say 6 inches or even 3 inches and trying to accustom it to handling. They say  -  even those who do not handle their tarantulas -  that sooner or later there will come a time when you MUST handle it  -  even if it's just to move it to a larger house. Ok, enough of that. He's happy, and I'm happy for him. Paul and Katie say that Aragog hasn't really been eating for a few days. He was being a real pig though, and I am sure he is just getting ready to molt. It's interesting that they took his/her condiment container and placed it in a larger krater keeper. They say he comes out of his container and explores the kritter keeper but then returns to his container  -  familiarity? It's as if his old home is his den that he returns to for safety. I will bet that's where he will molt. Ok, so for tonight's stats, There are 55 that are getting ready to molt again. By this, I mean that they have molted and are feeding to gain sustenance and size so they can molt again. Older tarantulas  -  like my other 3, all Brachypelmas, when they are preparing to molt - called pre molt  -  actually stop feeding and become reclusive until they molt which the whole period may take a month.
 There is 1 that has already molted, and there are 2 mew molts since yesterday. I am kind of excited about this as one of the ones that molted is one of the ones I have set aside for myself. As I mentioned before, The ones I chose for myself was based solely on their feeding response( they feed eagerly when they first arrived). Then, they kind of fell behind in feeding and growth and were bringing up the rear after they molted. Now, one of them has molted and has now, once again, become a forerunner.

Here I am going to include a curious baby.  Many of the babies' black spots seem to have changed over time. Most become rectangular or triangular in shape...not this one. Well, that's all I have for tonight. Ciao.