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<blockquote data-quote="Casey K." data-source="post: 236266" data-attributes="member: 1090"><p>Ohhh i thought of something...you mentioned she had a bad molt recently...did you check to make sure her fangs are still there and properly formed? Sometimes a tarantula will lose one or both fangs in a bad molt and it will result in them not eating. Also, if the fangs didn't come out of the old exoskeleton and it has hardened around them, it can cause the same issue. Of course, they can still drink because they have their sucking stomach if it came out of the exoskeleton properly. Just get a light and examine the fangs. If they are gone, the only way for her to eat or to get nutrients is the "bug soup" as mentioned or anything similar to a "protein soup" for spiders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Casey K., post: 236266, member: 1090"] Ohhh i thought of something...you mentioned she had a bad molt recently...did you check to make sure her fangs are still there and properly formed? Sometimes a tarantula will lose one or both fangs in a bad molt and it will result in them not eating. Also, if the fangs didn't come out of the old exoskeleton and it has hardened around them, it can cause the same issue. Of course, they can still drink because they have their sucking stomach if it came out of the exoskeleton properly. Just get a light and examine the fangs. If they are gone, the only way for her to eat or to get nutrients is the "bug soup" as mentioned or anything similar to a "protein soup" for spiders. [/QUOTE]
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