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<blockquote data-quote="Gizalba" data-source="post: 202763" data-attributes="member: 31253"><p>Thank you. What do you mean by reducing photo periods? </p><p></p><p>But yes maybe I was feeding her too frequently. Again the advice on that seems very unclear, about how fat they are meant to be when healthy lol, and then the fact that if they always seem hungry (when growing) some advise to feed as much as they will take. I struggle with this with my other true spiders too, as some places say every few days while they are growing, some say once a week while they are growing. Then my huntsman for example, as an adult, seems to eat like once per month if that, which worries me but she doesn't 'look' too thin I don't think. </p><p></p><p>Pro-longing their lifespan to an extent via infrequent feedings, may replicate the wild and be fine. But I would also worry about reducing their quality of life despite the longer lifespan, like I wouldn't want them to feel starved. And once they are really struggling into a 4th year, could it not be kinder for them to have a shorter but more well-fed active life? I do however wish I could have one living 2 years, which sounds like a good lifespan for them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gizalba, post: 202763, member: 31253"] Thank you. What do you mean by reducing photo periods? But yes maybe I was feeding her too frequently. Again the advice on that seems very unclear, about how fat they are meant to be when healthy lol, and then the fact that if they always seem hungry (when growing) some advise to feed as much as they will take. I struggle with this with my other true spiders too, as some places say every few days while they are growing, some say once a week while they are growing. Then my huntsman for example, as an adult, seems to eat like once per month if that, which worries me but she doesn't 'look' too thin I don't think. Pro-longing their lifespan to an extent via infrequent feedings, may replicate the wild and be fine. But I would also worry about reducing their quality of life despite the longer lifespan, like I wouldn't want them to feel starved. And once they are really struggling into a 4th year, could it not be kinder for them to have a shorter but more well-fed active life? I do however wish I could have one living 2 years, which sounds like a good lifespan for them. [/QUOTE]
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