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Refusing food for over a year!!!
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<blockquote data-quote="MBullock" data-source="post: 230470" data-attributes="member: 33994"><p>IMO she's dehydrated. The slapping thing is pretty typical behavior of the thirsty tarantula. a spider that size will need a water dish at least 2" deep to adequately hydrate. it may be that your water dish is far too shallow for a decent drink. </p><p></p><p> A rehouse is def needed, ive noted chalcodes tend to outright detest cramped conditions, especially when they get larger. Marxi is like this too.</p><p></p><p> Many will claim spiders are stressed out by large enclosures, which is incorrect. The only issue with a larger enclosure is the greater height to fall from- which could result in abdominal rupture or broken limbs, however that issue is solved easily by simply adding more substrate. </p><p></p><p> They cant eat when dehydrated as the water is needed to chew and swallow properly, or even walk. its basically hydraulics, using fluid to extend limbs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MBullock, post: 230470, member: 33994"] IMO she's dehydrated. The slapping thing is pretty typical behavior of the thirsty tarantula. a spider that size will need a water dish at least 2" deep to adequately hydrate. it may be that your water dish is far too shallow for a decent drink. A rehouse is def needed, ive noted chalcodes tend to outright detest cramped conditions, especially when they get larger. Marxi is like this too. Many will claim spiders are stressed out by large enclosures, which is incorrect. The only issue with a larger enclosure is the greater height to fall from- which could result in abdominal rupture or broken limbs, however that issue is solved easily by simply adding more substrate. They cant eat when dehydrated as the water is needed to chew and swallow properly, or even walk. its basically hydraulics, using fluid to extend limbs. [/QUOTE]
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