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<blockquote data-quote="csshepherdgirl" data-source="post: 30170" data-attributes="member: 2599"><p>Hey! Back in March, I got a rosie from the pet store. Took her to the vet (since I didn't know anything about tarantulas and wanted to know if it was healthy) and the vet who owns several dozen tarantulas himself sexed her as female. He weighed her and it was 16g. She went into premolt and molted at the end of May. </p><p></p><p>Well, I was curious to how much they weigh. Fast forward to today. I've since acquired another rosie a couple of weeks after the first. I bought a food scale today that measures in grams. I weighed her (the oldest tarantula, Charlotte) and she weighed 12g. I weighed the newest tarantula, Valentina, and she weighs 10g. Now I'm wondering if I'm feeding them enough. I feed one large cricket weekly, on Mondays. But apparently Charlotte last lost 4g. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p></p><p>Their abdomens seem plump, and they are always eager to eat. They attack the cricket the moment it hits. If they ever stopped eating, I would suspect premolt - that's how much like clockwork they are. </p><p></p><p>I've included some pictures. </p><p>Charlotte </p><p>[ATTACH]6328[/ATTACH]</p><p>Valentina</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="csshepherdgirl, post: 30170, member: 2599"] Hey! Back in March, I got a rosie from the pet store. Took her to the vet (since I didn't know anything about tarantulas and wanted to know if it was healthy) and the vet who owns several dozen tarantulas himself sexed her as female. He weighed her and it was 16g. She went into premolt and molted at the end of May. Well, I was curious to how much they weigh. Fast forward to today. I've since acquired another rosie a couple of weeks after the first. I bought a food scale today that measures in grams. I weighed her (the oldest tarantula, Charlotte) and she weighed 12g. I weighed the newest tarantula, Valentina, and she weighs 10g. Now I'm wondering if I'm feeding them enough. I feed one large cricket weekly, on Mondays. But apparently Charlotte last lost 4g. :confused: Their abdomens seem plump, and they are always eager to eat. They attack the cricket the moment it hits. If they ever stopped eating, I would suspect premolt - that's how much like clockwork they are. I've included some pictures. Charlotte [ATTACH]6328[/ATTACH] Valentina [/QUOTE]
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