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3/4 inch versicolor not eating or webbing
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<blockquote data-quote="Seekeroftruth" data-source="post: 182314" data-attributes="member: 33210"><p>Ok so he/ she molted a few days ago. Contrary to the title of my initial post, he/she is actually about .5 inch. It is very difficult to get a good picture. I think the photos are misleading because it's abdomen is actually much smaller than the carapace.</p><p></p><p>Yes i know that sometimes it can take more than more than three days, before they begin eating. I would not even think twice about it not eating yet, nor do i normally care to try to feed slings at this point. It has never ate as well as my other slings. It will catch flies and moths, holding onto them for extended times and yet they appear uneaten. It went on like this, for maybe 6 weeks? Ever since I got it. It's fangs appeared intact during this time frame. Molted... Great. If something was wrong with it (sucking stomach), molting should have fixed it I think.</p><p></p><p>I also know that arboreals are thinner than terrestrials. Compared to my avic avic slings, this versicolor appears. When they eat, i am able to see the feeders turn into bolus so i can be sure they are eating. Their abdomens get shiny and pre molt. This versicolor, not so much. Its abdomen was never shiny before molting and was about the same size as its carapace pre molt. I've had 9 slings, all but two are arboreals and none have ever been so skinny, especially for such an extended period of time.</p><p></p><p>My enclosure is dry except where i slightly overflowed the water dish. And quite a bit of ventalation. I have been leaving windows and doors open to get fresh air in here. It actually smells like grass in here as the grass is being mowed outside. It's enclosure is NOT near any windows and the room is kept dim 24 hours a day and night due to the type ofv lighting we have in this room.</p><p></p><p>He/she did take two or three weeks to build a sheet web and prior to molting built a tube web.</p><p></p><p>C Versicolor is very similar care wise, excetera, to a avicularia and I have treated the versicolor equally to my avic avic slings. Despite the same care, my avics are growing and behaving normally while i am not convinced my versicolor is thriving. The versicolor has never ate pre killed food, and what little it has eaten from live food is hardly worth mentioning. The avics accept food and eat noticable if not large pieces, gaining size each time. This is what im so confused about. Am i doing something wrong? Why would my versicolor fare worse despite same care?</p><p></p><p>Besides what has already been mentioned, he/ she has a water bowl. I have tons of anchor points. I don't overly disturb my T's. I don't constantly check on them nor do i shine lights on them. The temperature ranges from about 70-80 degrees feranheit. </p><p></p><p>Feeders I've tried...</p><p></p><p>Live flies ( appears to be eating but feeders stay the same size)</p><p></p><p>Live moths ( appears to be eating but feeders end up in water dish dead after a while ripped up so unsure if they have been eaten on)</p><p></p><p>Pre killed lateralis roaches, pre killed mealworm chunks, pre killed superworm chunks- has not visibly ever touched any of these</p><p></p><p>Live mini superworms- ignores and have discontinued due to them burrowing.</p><p></p><p>I've already tried tong feeding or dropping the feeders near her/ him to cause him to think its live. This is what I have done with my avics sucessfully, and have had no luck with the versicolor.</p><p></p><p>I have never been concerned about my slings not eating for periods of time. If my slings looked well fed and fasted for a month, i would not question it. Especially if it was gaining good size after the molt. The difference is this sling has never apeared to be in pre molt, and for such a tiny sling i would expect to see it eating at some point in all this time i have had him/ her. As stated earlier, has not appeared to gain size after molt!</p><p></p><p>Im looking for solutions, things i can try that I have not already tried. </p><p></p><p>I</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seekeroftruth, post: 182314, member: 33210"] Ok so he/ she molted a few days ago. Contrary to the title of my initial post, he/she is actually about .5 inch. It is very difficult to get a good picture. I think the photos are misleading because it's abdomen is actually much smaller than the carapace. Yes i know that sometimes it can take more than more than three days, before they begin eating. I would not even think twice about it not eating yet, nor do i normally care to try to feed slings at this point. It has never ate as well as my other slings. It will catch flies and moths, holding onto them for extended times and yet they appear uneaten. It went on like this, for maybe 6 weeks? Ever since I got it. It's fangs appeared intact during this time frame. Molted... Great. If something was wrong with it (sucking stomach), molting should have fixed it I think. I also know that arboreals are thinner than terrestrials. Compared to my avic avic slings, this versicolor appears. When they eat, i am able to see the feeders turn into bolus so i can be sure they are eating. Their abdomens get shiny and pre molt. This versicolor, not so much. Its abdomen was never shiny before molting and was about the same size as its carapace pre molt. I've had 9 slings, all but two are arboreals and none have ever been so skinny, especially for such an extended period of time. My enclosure is dry except where i slightly overflowed the water dish. And quite a bit of ventalation. I have been leaving windows and doors open to get fresh air in here. It actually smells like grass in here as the grass is being mowed outside. It's enclosure is NOT near any windows and the room is kept dim 24 hours a day and night due to the type ofv lighting we have in this room. He/she did take two or three weeks to build a sheet web and prior to molting built a tube web. C Versicolor is very similar care wise, excetera, to a avicularia and I have treated the versicolor equally to my avic avic slings. Despite the same care, my avics are growing and behaving normally while i am not convinced my versicolor is thriving. The versicolor has never ate pre killed food, and what little it has eaten from live food is hardly worth mentioning. The avics accept food and eat noticable if not large pieces, gaining size each time. This is what im so confused about. Am i doing something wrong? Why would my versicolor fare worse despite same care? Besides what has already been mentioned, he/ she has a water bowl. I have tons of anchor points. I don't overly disturb my T's. I don't constantly check on them nor do i shine lights on them. The temperature ranges from about 70-80 degrees feranheit. Feeders I've tried... Live flies ( appears to be eating but feeders stay the same size) Live moths ( appears to be eating but feeders end up in water dish dead after a while ripped up so unsure if they have been eaten on) Pre killed lateralis roaches, pre killed mealworm chunks, pre killed superworm chunks- has not visibly ever touched any of these Live mini superworms- ignores and have discontinued due to them burrowing. I've already tried tong feeding or dropping the feeders near her/ him to cause him to think its live. This is what I have done with my avics sucessfully, and have had no luck with the versicolor. I have never been concerned about my slings not eating for periods of time. If my slings looked well fed and fasted for a month, i would not question it. Especially if it was gaining good size after the molt. The difference is this sling has never apeared to be in pre molt, and for such a tiny sling i would expect to see it eating at some point in all this time i have had him/ her. As stated earlier, has not appeared to gain size after molt! Im looking for solutions, things i can try that I have not already tried. I [/QUOTE]
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