SFB Molt - as Predicted!

Last month, in my General Update, I mentioned that Señor Fuzzy Britches had finally begun digging in his new space. I also noted that his coloration had changed a bit and predicted he might soon molt.

Elmo spotted SFB in the beginnings of molting yesterday morning! I was so pleased and (once things really got started) spent hours photographing and taking video of the process!

Click on any image to see a larger version. Enjoy!

9:09 AM

10:25 AM

1:32 PM

1:35 PM

1:40 PM

1:50 PM

Is that... a tibial spur? I'm not quite sure.

1:59 PM

2:04 PM

2:31 PM

3:04 PM

SFB last molted in March. That was a mere 5 months ago, not even that long. The time before that was the end of November (less than 4 months apart)!

I'll try and get some videos posted soon. I have some more photos to process and share with you, too!