Strawberry's Gel Limbs

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Strawberry's Gel Limbs

Post by Mokulele_Hawai'i » Wed Dec 20, 2006 3:24 am

One of my strawberries is about to molt; see the two gel limbs protruding from the base of its two missing legs:
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Post by Guest » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:28 am

That's a really good pic. Maybe someone could put that on file somewhere. Now put him down and let him get busy- :wink: ! Make sure to post pics of his new legs when he's done.


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Post by Guest » Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:34 pm

Great example of gel limbs! Hope he molts soon :)

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Post by Mokulele_Hawai'i » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:19 am

Now the strawberry has regrown both legs:

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Post by Guest » Wed Jan 03, 2007 7:39 am

Wow! They look really strong and they're beautiful! Conratulations to you both- [smilie=yippee.gif] !

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Post by annopia » Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:14 pm

its interesting that his regrown limbs are more orange than red, like the rest of his exo. I have seen the same thing on my PPs and Es that have regrown limbs-limbs that are lighter in color and slightly smaller/thinner than their counterparts.

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Rumung's Second Molting in 3 Months

Post by Mokulele_Hawai'i » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:26 am

This is Rumung, the same strawberry after his second molting - he has molted twice between December - March !
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