Is there a relationship between moulting and environmental changes/conditions? The reason I ask is because I see a lot of people seem to get spiders of different ages and species moulting at the same time. Also, 10 days ago I changed the heat mat I was heating my L. Parahybana and B.vagans spiderlings due to the cold weather, the temperature increased by 2 degrees, I also upped the humidity in both enclosures by about 10%. The parahybana moulted 2 days ago and the vagans has just moulted last night.
Has the change in humidity and temperature "triggered" this? Seems very coincidental that two seperate species of different ages, sixes and growth rates would do this at exactly the same time.
Also, is there a danger that if this is the cause it has resulted in premature moults? or indeed the previous conditions have held back the moult? Interestingly both have been active and feeding as little as 24 hours prior to the moult with the vagans taking a meal only 2 hours before i noticed it had plugged its burrow.
Has the change in humidity and temperature "triggered" this? Seems very coincidental that two seperate species of different ages, sixes and growth rates would do this at exactly the same time.
Also, is there a danger that if this is the cause it has resulted in premature moults? or indeed the previous conditions have held back the moult? Interestingly both have been active and feeding as little as 24 hours prior to the moult with the vagans taking a meal only 2 hours before i noticed it had plugged its burrow.
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