Seekeroftruth
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I purchased a caribena versicolor about a week ago and it's not eaten anything I've offered it. Its abdomen might be about as large as its carapace, if that.
First I tried pre killed red runners and dropped them on the substrate. On about the third day, I turned its enclosure upside down so that I could drop an injured cricket nearby it. It did tackle it and attach it to a leaf, but never ate it. Last, I tried putting a live fly in its enclosure which it pounced, killed and attached to a leaf with some webbing. 2 days later, it still hasn't ate it.
Attempting to feed it is becoming a hassle because it has not created a web. It will not hunt for food in its enclosure. Using flies seems the best option, although even that did not work.
From what I've read, too much moisture, too little moisture, a large enclosure without sufficient webbing points and lack of ventilation could be culprits.
At first, I had too much ventilation as the sub would go bone dry part way through the day. I covered half the ventalation holes although it still dries up after a day or so. Im concerned there is actually not enough moisture in the enclosure overtime and that maybe the wet to dry in such a short time could be causing this. I've sprayed the side of the enclosure twice and both times it went to the droplets to drink. I truly don't think it realizes it has a water dish down there or perhaps refuses to use it.
Besides this, it has webbing points and it's enclosure does not appear to be to large.
It is about 70 degrees feranheit during the night and 75 degrees feranheit during the day.
It's stance is normal although it sits on a single leaf day and night.
Ill add a photo when i figure out how on my phone.
First I tried pre killed red runners and dropped them on the substrate. On about the third day, I turned its enclosure upside down so that I could drop an injured cricket nearby it. It did tackle it and attach it to a leaf, but never ate it. Last, I tried putting a live fly in its enclosure which it pounced, killed and attached to a leaf with some webbing. 2 days later, it still hasn't ate it.
Attempting to feed it is becoming a hassle because it has not created a web. It will not hunt for food in its enclosure. Using flies seems the best option, although even that did not work.
From what I've read, too much moisture, too little moisture, a large enclosure without sufficient webbing points and lack of ventilation could be culprits.
At first, I had too much ventilation as the sub would go bone dry part way through the day. I covered half the ventalation holes although it still dries up after a day or so. Im concerned there is actually not enough moisture in the enclosure overtime and that maybe the wet to dry in such a short time could be causing this. I've sprayed the side of the enclosure twice and both times it went to the droplets to drink. I truly don't think it realizes it has a water dish down there or perhaps refuses to use it.
Besides this, it has webbing points and it's enclosure does not appear to be to large.
It is about 70 degrees feranheit during the night and 75 degrees feranheit during the day.
It's stance is normal although it sits on a single leaf day and night.
Ill add a photo when i figure out how on my phone.