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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jess S" data-source="post: 160482" data-attributes="member: 29302">If you're finding the crickets dead a day or 2 later, sounds to me like she is killing them and either partially eating or not eating them. Because when my spiders don't eat, the crickets are still alive.How big is your metallica? A lot of people tong feed their arboreals (which would probably be easier) but you don't have to, plus they can damage their fangs on the tongs if you haven't mastered the technique or have just plain bad luck.I'd say wait a week, then try again. If she doesn't take it and the cricket is still hopping about the next day, try leaving a pre-killed cricket on the top of her corkbark, see if that gets eaten. Maybe she's in premoult though , as they do run away from feeders then or if like you say, they're plain not hungry.</blockquote>