LP sling not feeding

[Webster26]

Hi guys , I'm new here so if I'm posting this in the wrong place I apologise.. one of my new lp slings has not fed at all whilst in my care , I have had them nearly 4 weeks , one is doing fine, the other seems to be acting as you would expect, just not eating! It is approximately 1cm. Any help would be greatly appreciated.. Thanks in advance

 

[tarantula guy 1994]

Could be in premolt, what does the abdomen look like?

 

[Scoolman]

Could be pre-molt. Could just be an adjustment period if you have only had them 4 weeks. Some take longer than others to settle in. As long as the abdomen is plump, and not sunken or shriveled they will be fine. Be sure they have water available.

 

[Webster26]

Yeah they have water available and abdomen seems ok , I hope you're right about it setting in , I've always shied away from starting from slings.

 

[Webster26]

Thanks for the replies

 

[kormath]

Your LP looks the same size as mine give or take. I got him at 1/4" and he didn't eat for about 5 weeks after he arrived, then he molted and now he greedily devours everything in his path. Yours has the dark patch on his abdomen, so i'd say he's fasting for premolt. Make sure he has water, and keep the substrate a bit moist for him, and give him time to settle in and molt. Then he should eat you out of house and home after

 

[Entity]

as long as the abdomen is larger than the carapace u dont have a thing to worry about yet.

 

[Webster26]

Cool thanks, good to know I'm worrying for nothing

 

[RedCapTrio]

If not eating but is out and about in the open, then it's all good for you as you can observe any telltale signs of something going wrong. However, if it decides to burrow or isolate itself in its hide and block the entrance, then it's is another story! It will make our fingers itchy just to know what is going on in there!

 

[Entity]

If not eating but is out and about in the open, then it's all good for you as you can observe any telltale signs of something going wrong. However, if it decides to burrow or isolate itself in its hide and block the entrance, then it's is another story! It will make our fingers itchy just to know what is going on in there!

i agree but im getting to the point now im just like whatever. let me farm this freakin dirt. maybe ill see a spider someday. lol

 

[kormath]

i agree but im getting to the point now im just like whatever. let me farm this freakin dirt. maybe ill see a spider someday. lol

coconut fiber is an awesome planting medium. I'll have to start growing chili's or jalapenos in my Brachy's pet dirt boxes