Hello,
I know that tarantula can spend a long time without eating, but i'm getting worried and frustrated.
I had two tarantula ; 1 male Brachypelma emilia and 1 (sex unknow) brachypelma albopilosum.
The B. albopilosum always ate really well. I actually bought it because it was really cool to watch hunt. I've been keeping her for almost a year now and she got really big.
The B. emilia was not a big eater. He was eating only from time to time and never really grew bigger. I kept him for 1 year and half.
When winter began, the B. emilia stopped eating. A friend tol me it was not such big deal, it was because it's colder and not to worry about it. Since my B.Albopilosum was eating and that they are both on the same shelf with the same temperature, i didn't really worried. I thought he would shed soon and that was the reason of his small appetite.
I was wrong. He died two days ago.
I'm pissed. And kind of mad at myself for not caring enough.
Now my B. albopilosum refuses to eat too. It shed last week and haven't eat since then.
I add a lamp, so it has two lamp now, temperature in its hiding spot is around 26 celsius.
Right now it seems better, since the tarantula is walking around and placing spiderweb on the ground.
I still have a problem: During night, the house temperature drops at 18 celsius. It doesn't have any heating pad so it gets really cold for the tarantula.
Should I put a heating pad instead of the lamps?
I don't think it's a good idea because it enjoys digging.
All my other reptiles are fines, because they have heating pads. My scorpion doesn't have a heating pad either, but it seems to still eat, since crickets disapear.
If anyone have idea to help or can explain why they are not eating anymore, it would be appreciated.
Thanks.
(Sorry for the mistakes, english is my second language)
I know that tarantula can spend a long time without eating, but i'm getting worried and frustrated.
I had two tarantula ; 1 male Brachypelma emilia and 1 (sex unknow) brachypelma albopilosum.
The B. albopilosum always ate really well. I actually bought it because it was really cool to watch hunt. I've been keeping her for almost a year now and she got really big.
The B. emilia was not a big eater. He was eating only from time to time and never really grew bigger. I kept him for 1 year and half.
When winter began, the B. emilia stopped eating. A friend tol me it was not such big deal, it was because it's colder and not to worry about it. Since my B.Albopilosum was eating and that they are both on the same shelf with the same temperature, i didn't really worried. I thought he would shed soon and that was the reason of his small appetite.
I was wrong. He died two days ago.
I'm pissed. And kind of mad at myself for not caring enough.
Now my B. albopilosum refuses to eat too. It shed last week and haven't eat since then.
I add a lamp, so it has two lamp now, temperature in its hiding spot is around 26 celsius.
Right now it seems better, since the tarantula is walking around and placing spiderweb on the ground.
I still have a problem: During night, the house temperature drops at 18 celsius. It doesn't have any heating pad so it gets really cold for the tarantula.
Should I put a heating pad instead of the lamps?
I don't think it's a good idea because it enjoys digging.
All my other reptiles are fines, because they have heating pads. My scorpion doesn't have a heating pad either, but it seems to still eat, since crickets disapear.
If anyone have idea to help or can explain why they are not eating anymore, it would be appreciated.
Thanks.
(Sorry for the mistakes, english is my second language)
, i wouldnt worry about the other one not eating at the moment if its only just moulted, take the food out and try again in two weeks. One of my old Ts wouldnt eat for five weeks after she shed
