Howdy. So far I don't have anything new to say. Most of the babies have full bellies and are refusing to eat. I'm thinking they are trying to prepare to molt again. It is about that time. Plus most of them have been taking down large crickets on their own, so, that's a lot of food considering their size. I need to go through them again. The last time, I did not notice the one that had the bad molt and was scrambling around with its leg stuck in the old exuvium. I did try to take tweezers and pull off as much as I could - which wasn't much. I didn't want to cause damage myself ( yes I AM a pussy), so I've been hoping nature would take its course and Que sera, sera. There were no dead ones. I noticed nothing unusual, so maybe it scraped off the excess.
This blog is meant to chronicle the the growth and ups and downs of my attempt to raise Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula spiderlings.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Well, how's it going? All of the babies have finished molting again. I've had one problem. One of the babies molted, and then about 1-2 weeks later, it molted again. It was a bad molt. One of its hind legs did not come out of the exuvium. It has been dragging the old exuvium ever since. I tried, using tweezers, to remove as much of the old exuvium as possible - to little avail. I totally expected it to die by now as all the ones that have previously molted so closely together HAVE died, but it seems to be doing well....so far. I know others say you can pull a leg off, and it'll be fine - as long as it's a clean separation. I have not had the balls to try that. Here is a photo of the little guy.
You might be able to see what's left of the old exuvium which is on the near side.
on the bright side. I have taken to feeding them less often. They are finally to a point where they are large enough...and if hungry enough....to take down "large" crickets - which are really medium crickets from the local pet store. Well, that's all for now. Ciao.
You might be able to see what's left of the old exuvium which is on the near side.
on the bright side. I have taken to feeding them less often. They are finally to a point where they are large enough...and if hungry enough....to take down "large" crickets - which are really medium crickets from the local pet store. Well, that's all for now. Ciao.
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