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Thanks in advance for reading/helping! I have a Chilean Rosehair who has been fasting for 7 months. I've had her for two years, and she went about a year without eating before her first molt. I thought that was a long time, even for a rosehair, but it seemed to be her "normal." the past month or so, however, I have noticed her abdomen really thinning out. I'm a reptile person, she's my only T, so I'm not sure if this could be a normal pre-molt thing? It also seems like she's much more active, like she's looking for food? Usually when I put a superworm in there she'll play with it but won't eat. Any tips?
Yes. Just like with the superworms, she'll make an attempt at strike posture (pretty much the same as when I startle her with something, like she's scared of her prey lol) but leaves them alone.
She doesn't have tibial hooks, and I got her from a friend who has maintained a large collection of Ts over the years. I would assume he knew what he was talking about, but anything is possible! Just out of curiosity: why would the sex matter in this situation?
It just sounded like you are describing a male tarantula. They stop eating and the abdomen shrinks....that just came to mind when I was reading your post.
Rosea do fast a lot. It could also be old, and coming to the end. Do you handle? Can you check the mouth and butt? And is the abdoman wrinkling at all?