Avicularia moulting ! and ?

[Thomas Pitchford]

Our little pink toed Piroutte put on her new ballet shoes last night!

She had stopped eating about three weeks ago and began making a wonderful web hammock near the top of the tank. But what she had been doing for the past few days is making a cover. So Friday afternoon, she slipped in between the sheets to change her outfit.

I will try to upload a photo later but I have to re-read the directions!! (Also, some photos some people have posted don't show up on this computer, but I think that may be the school's blocking programme - I am guessing some of these pictures are linked in from photo storing web sites.)

Question: Since aviculariae are arboreal, do they always moult off the ground? Or does it just depend on available terrain and environment?

Many thanks.

[Elaine Ross]

Congratulations on the successful moult

Arboreal's generally tend to moult in webbing off the ground but there is always the exception to the rule. I haven't had an Avic moult on the ground yet but that doesnt mean it wont happen at some point.