Cricket Molting. Crickets do not become larvae and pupae. As the old exoskeleton is shed the tarantula s body will be soft and extremely vulnerable.
The cricket life cycle is an incomplete metamorphosis. As the old exoskeleton is shed the tarantula s body will be soft and extremely vulnerable. They mostly feed on fungi that grow in the damp areas usually on the walls.
Exoskeleton has chitin which is nutritious.
Also during the 5 th weeks you can start to differentiate female crickets from male crickets. Make sure there is no uneaten prey in the tank as even a cricket can seriously injure a molting tarantula. After growing and molting they become adults. Rather newborn crickets are small forms of the adult.
