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[Prettychick44]

I am very excited I joined. I am new to the hobby, I have a Chaco Golden Knee sling and this is the second molt she has gone through and now she’s not eating. I have her a week before offering food offered a cricket yesterday left it in there and took it out this morning. I don’t know why she is not eating. Maybe the cricket is too big for her? I went to the pet store yesterday and got small crickets, some of them are too big which I’m upset because that was a waste of money. The crickets put in there yesterday was small and she still showed no interest. Is this normal? Because now I ordered small Dubia roaches. Can someone please help? Thank you.

 

[Ratmosphere]

Could be not hungry, or pre-molt. Post some pics!

 

[Prettychick44]

She already molted

 

[Prettychick44]

This is a week after she molted

 

[Ratmosphere]

She probably just isn't hungry, try again in a few days. You could also try pre-killed crickets.

 

[SDCustom78]

Abdomen looks plenty plump not to have to have concern about not eating. I'd retry offering food to the sling in 3 days.

 

[Prettychick44]

She probably just isn't hungry, try again in a few days. You could also try pre-killed crickets.

Ok thank you so much

 

[m0lsx]

Hello & welcome to both the forum & the hobby.

 

[Prettychick44]

Thank you so much

 

[Lawrence b]

Hi and welcome to the hobby and forum. Grammostola pulchripes are notorious for fasting as said above just keep trying .

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi, and welcome!

 

[Tarantula Trooper]

She already molted

Sounds like post molt. Sometimes takes a minute afterwards. Bigger the spider the longer post molt where you should not offer food. After molting the fangs and entire spiders exoskeleton has to harden. The smaller the faster this process is. How many days since molt??

 

[Prettychick44]

Sounds like post molt. Sometimes takes a minute afterwards. Bigger the spider the longer post molt where you should not offer food. After molting the fangs and entire spiders exoskeleton has to harden. The smaller the faster this process is. How many days since molt??

It’s been almost two weeks since she molted

 

[Prettychick44]

Hi and welcome to the hobby and forum. Grammostola pulchripes are notorious for fasting as said above just keep trying .

Thank you

 

[Prettychick44]

Hi, and welcome!

Hello and thank you

 

[Prettychick44]

Hi and welcome to the hobby and forum. Grammostola pulchripes are notorious for fasting as said above just keep trying .

Dropped in a small Dubia Roach she just walked away from it

 

[Tarantula Trooper]

Dropped in a small Dubia Roach she just walked away from it

At this point all you can do is be patient. I don't mean to be upsetting but slings can pass away with seemingly no reason. Most long time keepers have all lost slings. I have lost slings and even Juvies after a molt. Hopefully your little one is just taking more than to bit to come around and start back feeding. Just keep fresh water available and maybe things will turn around. I pray they do.

 

[Prettychick44]

At this point all you can do is be patient. I don't mean to be upsetting but slings can pass away with seemingly no reason. Most long time keepers have all lost slings. I have lost slings and even Juvies after a molt. Hopefully your little one is just taking more than to bit to come around and start back feeding. Just keep fresh water available and maybe things will turn around. I pray they do.

Ok thank you so much I just hope she will start eating again

 

[Lawrence b]

Sometime I get my Grammastola pulchripes will stop eating dubia or Morioworms but will go for crickets or red runners their faster moving.

 

[Prettychick44]

Thank you I put another one in there the other night and she did eat it