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newish obt feeding question
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<blockquote data-quote="Thistles" data-source="post: 56465" data-attributes="member: 3949"><p>DO NOT break the web! If the spider is indeed molting, the web is its only barrier against the outside world. If you open it and throw a cricket in while the spider happens to be molting, the cricket could injure the spider.</p><p></p><p>This might not be the case, but don't risk it =) The OBT will feel the vibrations from the cricket running around in its enclosure and if it happens to be a hungry OBT, the cricket will get munched. What the other ladies suggested is perfect - just drop in a cricket for a little while and if the spider hasn't eaten it in a bit then remove the cricket.</p><p></p><p>Many spiders seal themselves into their burrows every morning and then tear open the seal to come out every night. It's possible that your kid is coming out nightly, but it is also possible that it needs privacy right now for molting. Make the food available in its enclosure/home, but don't drop food into the spider's bed!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thistles, post: 56465, member: 3949"] DO NOT break the web! If the spider is indeed molting, the web is its only barrier against the outside world. If you open it and throw a cricket in while the spider happens to be molting, the cricket could injure the spider. This might not be the case, but don't risk it =) The OBT will feel the vibrations from the cricket running around in its enclosure and if it happens to be a hungry OBT, the cricket will get munched. What the other ladies suggested is perfect - just drop in a cricket for a little while and if the spider hasn't eaten it in a bit then remove the cricket. Many spiders seal themselves into their burrows every morning and then tear open the seal to come out every night. It's possible that your kid is coming out nightly, but it is also possible that it needs privacy right now for molting. Make the food available in its enclosure/home, but don't drop food into the spider's bed! [/QUOTE]
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