Hi everyone,

It's been very quiet here, but let's get going again:

So I've gone through the whole winter without even 1 molt. Could the flood gates be opening soon or what do you guys/gals think?

I'm getting anxious, and excited at the same time, for upcoming molts. I've documented the molt cycles of all my T's and I'm pretty sure some of my smaller T's should have molted by now:

B Boehmei (7.5cm DLS):
Previous molt cycle - 117 days in between molts
This molt cycle - going on 225 days since last molt.

B Vagans (2.8cm DLS):
Previous molt cycle - 74 days in between molts
This molt cycle - going on 145 days since last molt.

N Chromatus (5.5cm DLS):
Previous molt cycle - 69 days in between molts
This molt cycle - going on 166 days since last molt.

P. Regalis (2.8cm DLS):
Previous molt cycle - Unknown days in between molts
This molt cycle - going on 125 days since last molt.

Perhaps I'm not feeding them enough, I feed once a week and feed them 1-3 crickets each. Any suggestions on changes I should be making to feeding/maintenance is more than welcome.

I wouldn't hassle too much, they do that. Here are some of my collection testing my patience:

G pulchra 2.5cm DLS - 7 months since last molt in February
L Striatipes 8.5cm DLS - 10 months since last molt in November, previously every 30-40 days
B vagans 9cm DLS - 10 months since last molt in November, previously about 2 months
B emilia 8cm DLS - 10 months since last molt in November, previously about 50 days

There are several more but you get the picture. Bottom line is that summer heat = molting frenzy and then they close shop over winter even when they're tiny. Babies (1 - 5cm or so) will molt every 40 days or so in summer then it lengthens to 4-5 months over winter.

The only trick I know of is to buy lots of T's so that you have more chance of getting a regular molt "fix"