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<blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 182913" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>Yes, not eating for several moths is perfectly normal behaviour for a T & some can go for many months. So do not let it worry too much. </p><p></p><p>Brachypelma are a very slow growing, so they do not need to eat as much as some other species & certainly fast more than some other species.</p><p></p><p>I assume you are leaving the food available for 24 hours? If so try to feed it small crickets & feed in the evening, as T's are more likely to feed overnight. And try leaving it for 36 hours. 2 nights is what it takes for a couple of my T's & one of my wifes adult pokies is terrified of anything too big, but will happily eat small crickets.</p><p></p><p>With my T's, even the desert species, I always make sure they have a small area with some slightly damp substrate, so I move the water bowl every few weeks & overflow it. This stops mold being an issue & gives my T's some humidity & the choice of some moist substrate if the want it. But if anything too wet substrate will make a desert species unhappy & stop eating. But some moisture does help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m0lsx, post: 182913, member: 29323"] Yes, not eating for several moths is perfectly normal behaviour for a T & some can go for many months. So do not let it worry too much. Brachypelma are a very slow growing, so they do not need to eat as much as some other species & certainly fast more than some other species. I assume you are leaving the food available for 24 hours? If so try to feed it small crickets & feed in the evening, as T's are more likely to feed overnight. And try leaving it for 36 hours. 2 nights is what it takes for a couple of my T's & one of my wifes adult pokies is terrified of anything too big, but will happily eat small crickets. With my T's, even the desert species, I always make sure they have a small area with some slightly damp substrate, so I move the water bowl every few weeks & overflow it. This stops mold being an issue & gives my T's some humidity & the choice of some moist substrate if the want it. But if anything too wet substrate will make a desert species unhappy & stop eating. But some moisture does help. [/QUOTE]
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