Behavior change after Molt

[Spider lass]

Hi Everyone,

I recently got my first tarantula, 2year old female Grammostola rosea. She has lovingly been named Matilda by my nieces.

I have had her for about 2 weeks. She was very friendly and allowed me to hold her briefly after I got her. I have not held her since. I did not want to stress her/handle her to much.

She has not eaten at all. She refused crickets and meal worms (tried 1 week after getting her), I attributed this to the stress of re-housing.

She has now had a successful molt approx 5days ago (I had no idea she was in pre-molt).

Since her molt she has been incredibly feisty and aggressive. I have attempted to remove her molt and she will 'charge' out from her hide as soon as she feels any movement in the cage.

I know Rosies are notorious for there moodiness and sometimes grumpy behavior but wondering if there is any other reason for this behavior?

I have not tried feeding her yet as I was worried she was not completely hardened after molt.

Any advice would be appreciated

 

[Enn49]

Congrats on the moult, first ones are always special. As you say Roseas are known for moodiness, it could be just because she has just moulted but it could last until next moult. It might be a good idea to buy some long tongs to enable you to get the moult out and do general cleaning up..

 

[SpiderDad61]

They are simply a strange, moody species.
Best, safest thing to is drip water drops right in front of the T. If it charges or moves toward the water, it's probably hungry. Drop food prey in and see if it eats.
FYI, the water drop move is what I use to test my ts to see what kind of mood they're in.

 

[Redacted]

They are simply a strange, moody species.
Best, safest thing to is drip water drops fight in front of the T. If it charges or moves toward the water, it's probably hungry. Drop food prey in and see if it eats.
FYI, the water drop move is what I use to test my ts to see what kind of mood they're in.

Neat idea.

 

[Redacted]

If you can, check color of ger fangs. If black, you've got the green light to feed. I've noticed that most rosies are most apt to hit crickets first. They then shift easily to roaches, etc. That is what I'd do.

 

[MassExodus]

If they charge you, you must slap them and show who's the boss around there..I'm kidding Could be a feeding response, could be moodyness, and sometimes they suddenly either become very calm or very angry, and it lasts for a long time..or forever. It's not rare, but not exactly common either. It happens sometimes with tarantulas. No idea why..