Picky avic. not eating

[redsniper]

I've had this avic. metallica for almost a year now and she's always been a very picky eater, but slowly she's become less and less interested in feeding. She seems to enjoy faster prey, so I give her red runners, but even then, if she misses, she loses interest.

Is it common for avics to be this picky? She's a little thin and could definitely plump up a lot more, and I'm just hoping I'll be able to get her there some day.

 

[Rs50matt]

How big is she? Could be that the prey is too big and the initial interest is more of a defensive strike.

If not try killing the roach and leaving it on her web to scavenge overnight

 

[Tnoob]

Pics?

 

[redsniper]

How big is she? Could be that the prey is too big and the initial interest is more of a defensive strike.

If not try killing the roach and leaving it on her web to scavenge overnight

She's around 5'', so the red runners are a pretty good size for her

 

[redsniper]

Pics?

She always seems thinner irl than in pictures, but here's my lovely lady

 

[Rs50matt]

Decent size then. Was she eating runners before or was she eating different feeders?

When other members get on they'll be able to give better advice. I have no experience with this species tbh. Arachnoclown will be the man with the plan

 

[redsniper]

Decent size then. Was she eating runners before or was she eating different feeders?

When other members get on they'll be able to give better advice. I have no experience with this species tbh. Arachnoclown will be the man with the plan

Crickets I'm assuming, since I got her from a pet store ( that wasn't caring for her properly)
But haha thank you! Hopefully I'm just being a paranoid parent, I love her a lot.

 

[Tnoob]

Crickets I'm assuming, since I got her from a pet store ( that wasn't caring for her properly)
But haha thank you! Hopefully I'm just being a paranoid parent, I love her a lot.

Idk man. My pet shop is pretty good to the spiders even if the creature is in a small enclosure. I'll be thinking that a lot of new worlds don't have the greatest feeding response, but I'm probably OW master race. They do the things I like.

 

[Tnoob]

I'd say that she looks healthy though. Sometimes you just have to be patient.