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Hi there! Just curious as to how long I should wait to feed my son's rosea after molting. She molted a week ago and I wanted to know if it was too early to feed her? Thanks!
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Feeding after molting
- Thread starter Megs
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Spiderlings one week, juveniles one to two weeks, adults, depending on species, two to eight weeks. Adult rosea, two or three weeks.
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Adult Theraphosa
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She's an adult rosea so I'll give her another week or so. Thanks!
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Yea, my G porteri wouldn't even go near food til 3 weeks after her molt...and she hadn't eaten before molt for months. These species do everything slow. Just keep water in there, and keep it warm n dry, and give it time.
My juvenile T stirmi is starting to get a dark abdomen, not eating and getting lethargic so hoping its molting soon. Cannot wait to see it after molt. It's about 4" now
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How long should I wait for my juvenile 3-4" stirmi after molt?
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I'd say at least a week, then you can try. I use a plastic syringe to drip water I'm front of them. If they attack the water, that's how I'll know they're ready. If they show no interest, ten they're likely not ready.
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Ahhhhh. Great idea. Neither of my stirmi molted yet, so I was curious. Thx
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So the bigger they are, the longer they harden? 
