LauraMG
Well-known member
Bummed me out, but I couldn't save this one....so I took pictures of it! Terrible, I know. It was an L2 molt, so this one had a short life.
Mismolt of a Gonatista grisea
- Thread starter LauraMG
- Start date
Help Support Mantidforum:
Jesskb
Well-known member
Bummer 
I experienced this for the first time just the other day.
I experienced this for the first time just the other day.
Seattle79
Well-known member
I'm sorry for your loss LG
I notice mismolts in this species too, more water u say Rick, ok, gonna get the hose...
LauraMG
Well-known member
Ok. I've been misting them once a day, and everyone else molted just fine. I only had the one with problems and by the time I found him his legs had already deformed and he couldn't do much. I couldn't get his claws out when I tried to without squishing him because they're so little!
Precarious
Well-known member
That svx!
I honestly have few issues housing them in 32 oz cups with paper towel on the bottom. They're from FL so hot and humid is what they like. Also, and this may have been a factor, they don't grip smooth surfaces well. I always put in some rough sticks for them. I also glue some fiberglass screen to the lids of the cups.I notice mismolts in this species too, more water u say Rick, ok, gonna get the hose...
Last edited by a moderator:
Do u notice a lot die Rick? I do, so I must be keeping them wrong, they have plenty of hanging on to stuff, must be the temp.
LauraMG
Well-known member
I noticed about 50% die off of these too, but I figured it was just related to the age of the female and old eggs. I had 18 that were molting to L2 out of about 25 or 30 that hatched, then I had the one mimolt and I accidentally drowned one in a small puddle :blink: and then one cup of them had 3 or 4 just die for no reason right after their L2 molt. Strangely enough, it's the one cup that I have substrate in and not paper towels. I do keep little rough sticks in there and they don't seem to have a problem with the cloth lids just yet, but they are about big enough that I'll switch them to screen lids anyhow.
