I believe these are known to stay with the mother for at least a few months after being born, waiting to leave until just before molting to 2nd instar (which can take up to a year). IME each instar takes 1 yr from then on.
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that sounds about right
i bought one from Orin 3 years ago and he sheds about ever 6 mnths and is about 3 inches long i fell in love with the little brute , and acquired some more of these guys, I think everything about them is fascinating, from there super cool mating dances to the way they hunt truly they are the arachnid i think everyone needs a few of.
PIC 1 has the cricket
pic 2 mom drop the cricket and the babies tear it to bits
Pic 3 Here is a pic of mom after she dropped the cricket bits you can see how the baby tailed her until she even droped the head.. which it is greedily eating .. adorable..