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15 years 4 months ago #25825 by Gavin
Wet Molts was created by Gavin
Hi there everyone,

I would like to find out if anyone has more information about a wet molt. I am looking around the interwebs and only find pictures mostly. No real information as to what causes it or how to treat it.

Can anyone help on this matter?

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15 years 4 months ago #25855 by Jake
Replied by Jake on topic Re: Wet Molts
No need to do any thing to sort it out This is How tarantulas Moult.

They excreat a fluid called, exuvial fluid this seperates the old exoskeleton from the new exoskeleton. This is why the moult is soft and some times wet!

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15 years 4 months ago #25857 by Gavin
Replied by Gavin on topic Re: Wet Molts
See, why I asked is, that I have seen on other forums, that some T's come out of molt with weirdly bended legs and other deformaties, and most of the time, a "wet molt" is fatal.

In a previous post, I was asking advice on my G. pulchripes that had weirdly bended legs, less hair on legs and legs bent in after a molt on Sunday. I left her as most suggested.

In the meantime I also had advice from someone else and he suggested it is a wet molt. Basically there is too much fluid between the exoskeletons.

She died this morning though, and I was wondering if anyone had tips to avoid / treat something like this. I have read on other forums that some people have success nursing their T's back to another molt, some making it, others not.

There is nothing I can do for her now, other than learn what the mistake was and know how to look out for it in the future.

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