Spiderlog 14/07/12
Two molts in the last couple of days! Lassie (l. parahybana) and Bacon (c. fasciatum) both molted. Lassie didn't grow as much as I thought she would; hopefully a second molt won't be far off at this age. Bacon still hasn't stretched out his legs fully, but I think he's at least an inch across at this point. He will be rehoused this week.
Aquinas (p. subfusca) seems to be in premolt. He webbed up all over the sticks he hides behind, and stuck dirt in all the gaps, including the top. He also didn't eat a cricket I put in there yesterday morning; it was still hopping around today, and 'Quine is usually a fast and efficient hunter.
Pitch (g. pulchra) is in his burrow; he hasn't filled up the entrance yet, but a cricket wandered into his burrow yesterday and he just sat there; this morning it had crawled back up and was hopping around the enclosure, so I took it out and gave it to Drucilla, who gobbled it up immediately. I guess Pitch is done eating for this molt cycle, which isn't unusual, but since he's a Grammostola, a notoriously fickle genus, he could be in that burrow a long time before he actually hits premolt.
Finally, I'm pretty sure that Lassie's actual name is going to be Hypatia.