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<blockquote data-quote="Sheisfishing" data-source="post: 68453" data-attributes="member: 4568"><p>Hi Chubbs, </p><p></p><p>Thanks so much for your response. It actually helps a lot to know they don't feel pain the way we do. </p><p></p><p>I will avoid putting any crickets in his enclosure.</p><p></p><p>Now that I have read your post his behaviour makes a lot more sense. After his last molt in July he ate ravenously for about a week. After that he barely ate at all. I just figured it was normal and if he wanted to eat he would but most times he would just let the crickets die on their own. </p><p></p><p>He definitely enjoyed laying down web along the floor of his enclosure as well as inside his little hidey holes - I'm guessing this was what you describe as sperm web and hunting for a mate. </p><p></p><p>Thanks so much for the info and responding to my posts it honestly makes me feel so much better about everything. </p><p></p><p>I don't like the idea of him spending his last days in a tiny ICU box so I think I'm going to leave him be in his home where he is more comfortable. He has crawled into one of his logs and seems content to stay there. </p><p></p><p>Definitely going to get a new spiderling in the near future but for now I have moved Charles' enclosure to a warm spot on my desk where we can hang out a bit more before he passes on. </p><p></p><p>Seems ridiculous to be so attached to a tarantula but I can't help it! He has been with me since moving out west by myself and it's been cool watching him grow from a tiny spiderling to a big fluffy bright adult. </p><p></p><p>Thanks again everyone for their kind and helpful responses. </p><p></p><p>Any idea on the timeframe for how long this death period is? Just wondering how much more time I have to spend with him before he is gone. </p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p></p><p>Lizzie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheisfishing, post: 68453, member: 4568"] Hi Chubbs, Thanks so much for your response. It actually helps a lot to know they don't feel pain the way we do. I will avoid putting any crickets in his enclosure. Now that I have read your post his behaviour makes a lot more sense. After his last molt in July he ate ravenously for about a week. After that he barely ate at all. I just figured it was normal and if he wanted to eat he would but most times he would just let the crickets die on their own. He definitely enjoyed laying down web along the floor of his enclosure as well as inside his little hidey holes - I'm guessing this was what you describe as sperm web and hunting for a mate. Thanks so much for the info and responding to my posts it honestly makes me feel so much better about everything. I don't like the idea of him spending his last days in a tiny ICU box so I think I'm going to leave him be in his home where he is more comfortable. He has crawled into one of his logs and seems content to stay there. Definitely going to get a new spiderling in the near future but for now I have moved Charles' enclosure to a warm spot on my desk where we can hang out a bit more before he passes on. Seems ridiculous to be so attached to a tarantula but I can't help it! He has been with me since moving out west by myself and it's been cool watching him grow from a tiny spiderling to a big fluffy bright adult. Thanks again everyone for their kind and helpful responses. Any idea on the timeframe for how long this death period is? Just wondering how much more time I have to spend with him before he is gone. Cheers, Lizzie [/QUOTE]
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