Advice please

[Ineesha]

New to tarantula care. I gave it a large cricket that it has no interest in in over 24 hours. The stupid cricket went into the log with the curly hair and neither will come out. I don't know if the tarantula is getting ready to molt or if it is just not hungry. I can take the half log out but would that stress out the tarantula? I heard that a tarantula can be killed by a cricket if it is molting. I can see into the log with a flashlight because it is pushed up against the glass in the tank. Please advise?

 

[MassExodus]

I would just keep an eye out. The cricket will get eaten, or leave the log for water. Then you can grab it.

 

[Entity]

Yup agree with mass on this one. if u can see the cricket. get it if not dont mess with the hide. Tarantulas will sometimes kill and intruder before it molts too....they know how to be a spider pretty well.

 

[kormath]

Yup agree with mass on this one. if u can see the cricket. get it if not dont mess with the hide. Tarantulas will sometimes kill and intruder before it molts too....they know how to be a spider pretty well.

Yep Savage does this savagely . My A. Geniculata. That's how we know premolt has started - there's a dead roach uneaten and he's started to burrow