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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nicky1986" data-source="post: 814" data-attributes="member: 358"><p>hi everyone!! im Nicky.  i am the proud owner of a very troublesome golden knee tarantula.  i am a newbie to the whole spider thing.  we got her when she was about 8 months old.  however, she just doesnt want to eat.  when we first got her, she had just molted a few weeks prior and she was eatin well.  about 3 crickets twice a week.. then she just stopped eating.  for a few months now.  she refuses all food.  crickets and pinky mice.  she just doesnt want to eat.  she has never molted since we've had her (just over a year now).  am i doing something wrong? any advice as to why she wont eat? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>