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When to worry about a sling not eating?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nunua" data-source="post: 157679" data-attributes="member: 4947"><p>My Brachypelma auratum is a good example of a small spiderling T who just won't eat every now and then.</p><p>Last time it has a molt cycle of 72 days during which it refused from food for 57 days - Almost two months <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Tarantulas are opportunistic eaters, but sometimes they just do not feel like it. Water is the most important thing in their life as they have no skeletons, but operate with hydraulic pressure - Therefore just keep the water dishes full and try not to worry too much. You can keep offering B. smithi (or is it mislabeled hamorii, formerly known as smithi?) food for example once a week and just take the food out after 24 hours. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I'd also advice to not feed your G. rosea anymore before molting because it is fat. A fat tarantula is more prone to get injuries like external and / or ruptures because they can't lift their abdomen from the ground when walking, fall down easier if climbing, or their internal tissues can't hold the pressure.</p><p>No need to get too worried now, though! It'll be most likely absolutely fine with that fat abdomen, and we'll all had fat slings at some point because it could be difficult to estimate the prey size compared to their abdomen.</p><p></p><p>I wish you a nice time with all your slings <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nunua, post: 157679, member: 4947"] My Brachypelma auratum is a good example of a small spiderling T who just won't eat every now and then. Last time it has a molt cycle of 72 days during which it refused from food for 57 days - Almost two months ;) Tarantulas are opportunistic eaters, but sometimes they just do not feel like it. Water is the most important thing in their life as they have no skeletons, but operate with hydraulic pressure - Therefore just keep the water dishes full and try not to worry too much. You can keep offering B. smithi (or is it mislabeled hamorii, formerly known as smithi?) food for example once a week and just take the food out after 24 hours. :) I'd also advice to not feed your G. rosea anymore before molting because it is fat. A fat tarantula is more prone to get injuries like external and / or ruptures because they can't lift their abdomen from the ground when walking, fall down easier if climbing, or their internal tissues can't hold the pressure. No need to get too worried now, though! It'll be most likely absolutely fine with that fat abdomen, and we'll all had fat slings at some point because it could be difficult to estimate the prey size compared to their abdomen. I wish you a nice time with all your slings :D [/QUOTE]
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