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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 58569" data-attributes="member: 1084"><p>You can't just ask them not to put calcium powder on them? Even if you can't it won't cause any harm to the spider. If it was eating them you wouldn't be seeing whole remains. Mygalomorphs eat by mashing up their prey while secreting digestive juices, turning the prey into a kind of "soup" which they suck up. What's left over is a little ball of leftovers (chitin, wings, legs, antenna and other indigestable solid parts), called a bolus. You would be seeing these if it was eating them. When Avics are approaching a molt, they'll often have trouble climbing.</p></blockquote><p></p>