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Message: <blockquote data-quote="scj0nes" data-source="post: 23551" data-attributes="member: 2670">Hello, I just joined this site and have a lot about the only tarantula I have, a grammostola pulchripes named Bundy.He is an inch 1/2 wide but surprisingly eats an insane amount amount of food per feeding. I've read that golden knees don't generally eat too much in one sitting, but Bundy eats enough crickets to feed 2 other t's his size. I fed him yesterday and he ate 8 small crickets and one medium sized one. Is this a sign of an impending mult? Did I accidentally put way too much in and now it's all going to rot in his cage and I should go clean it out? Is my spider having a growth spurt and devouring everything in sight to grow bigger? (Yes, I'm so new at this I'm considering spider growth spurt is real).Little questino to that, during feeding he drags food into his coconut shell were his burrow is built. To clean out the uneaten food, I don't want to rip apart his crafted tunnels and webbing. How should I go about this?Another question I have is why my T is so shy. I know the species are supposed to grow into being gentle giants, but Bundy is very skiddish, runs into his burrow at the sight of a shadow and the only time I've tried to handle him, he kicked hairs and ran under his coconut shell in his arachnitat (coined phrase in my household). Is it just because he is so small and I have scared him, or is Bundy just a loner and needs his space. I swear, my T acts like a brooding teenager.Sorry if I sound uneducated, but I'm new to this and I have not found any answers through research.Thanks,Sarah</blockquote>

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