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<blockquote data-quote="TabithasMom" data-source="post: 65808" data-attributes="member: 3599"><p>I recently acquired a darlingi within the last month, and I'm interested in what information others can give me about it. It's about 3 inches, with a fairly defined horn. Clearly, it's still a juvenile, or at least not a mature male (lack of tibial hooks is the biggest indicator). My question is about its feeding habits. My partner bought it for me for a surprise (along with two other Ts; each are doing very well), and it is SKINNY. I know what table he went to at a reptile show we frequent, because I picked up a seemanni there, who was also terribly skinny. Yes. This is bad, because we are feeding the problem, but we're a pair of bleeding hearts, and he probably wasn't as aware of these things as I am. The seemanni is now thriving, and has a nice booty. Even the paganus he bought with the darlingi is putting on some weight, and has a healthy appetite. But my poor darlingi is snotty about food.</p><p></p><p>I've offered it crickets, small cockroaches, fat wax worms...all it does is play with its food. It'll be interested when the prey comes across its path, come out from its hide, then pat at it, follow it around for a bit, but never eat. It's bizarre. I'm a mama hen, who wants her babies plump and happy. So, this guy has me scratching my head. Any ideas?</p><p></p><p>P.S. I am no good at sexing Ts until they are mature. It's something I strive to learn, seeing as I have 19, and don't plan on stopping. I've read countless articles on how to do so, but I literally need someone to hold my hand, and physically show me the differences. <img src="http://www.tarantulaforum.com/images/tarantulasmiley.jpg" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":T:" title="Tarantula Smiley :T:" data-shortname=":T:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TabithasMom, post: 65808, member: 3599"] I recently acquired a darlingi within the last month, and I'm interested in what information others can give me about it. It's about 3 inches, with a fairly defined horn. Clearly, it's still a juvenile, or at least not a mature male (lack of tibial hooks is the biggest indicator). My question is about its feeding habits. My partner bought it for me for a surprise (along with two other Ts; each are doing very well), and it is SKINNY. I know what table he went to at a reptile show we frequent, because I picked up a seemanni there, who was also terribly skinny. Yes. This is bad, because we are feeding the problem, but we're a pair of bleeding hearts, and he probably wasn't as aware of these things as I am. The seemanni is now thriving, and has a nice booty. Even the paganus he bought with the darlingi is putting on some weight, and has a healthy appetite. But my poor darlingi is snotty about food. I've offered it crickets, small cockroaches, fat wax worms...all it does is play with its food. It'll be interested when the prey comes across its path, come out from its hide, then pat at it, follow it around for a bit, but never eat. It's bizarre. I'm a mama hen, who wants her babies plump and happy. So, this guy has me scratching my head. Any ideas? P.S. I am no good at sexing Ts until they are mature. It's something I strive to learn, seeing as I have 19, and don't plan on stopping. I've read countless articles on how to do so, but I literally need someone to hold my hand, and physically show me the differences. :T: [/QUOTE]
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